SA Rheumatic Heart Illness (RHD) Register

Rheumatic heart affliction develops later repeated bouts of acute rheumatic fever (ARF). ARF is an illness acquired by a reaction to a bacterial infection with Group A Streptococcus, and mainly occurs during childhood and boyhood. RHD is very common in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Prevention of RHD involves regular injections of long acting penicillin, every iii to four weeks. This is known every bit secondary prophylaxis.

The SA Rheumatic Eye Disease (RHD) Register aims to improve the direction of patients with ARF and RHD past assisting clinics with monitoring patient movements, identifying individuals with poor adherence to secondary prophylaxis and providing education and training. The following fact sheets and forms have been developed for the SA RHD Register. For more information most ARF and RHD, visit the following:

  • Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease for health professionals, SA Health
  • Rheumatic eye disease (RHD) & Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) - symptoms, treatment and prevention, SA Health
  • RHD Australia.

Notification of rheumatic fever and rheumatic center affliction

Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart illness are notifiable diseases in South Australia nether the S Australian Public Health Human action 2011. These diseases must be notified to the Communicable Disease Command Branch within three days of suspecting or confirming a diagnosis on 1300 232 272 during business hours or using the standard notifiable weather condition reporting form (PDF 77KB).

Notification of these diseases volition help to amend the health of our community through public health action to reduce the brunt of RHD in SA. Consent is no longer required to enrol people on the SA RHD Register.

Fact sheets

The SA Rheumatic heart affliction (RHD) register fact canvass for patients and families (PDF 119KB) outlines what the annals is for, how information technology can help patients, data that is nerveless and who the register is used by.

The SA Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) register fact sheet for health professionals (PDF 127KB) provides a background of the RHD register, how data is collected, who uses the annals and how to get access to the register.

Register access application course

Admission to the SA Register is merely available to SA Wellness employees. Complete the annals access application form (PDF 122KB) if yous wish to have access to the SA RHD Register.

Farther data

For further data on RHD register, contact the SA RHD Program on:

phone: (08) 7425 7146
fax: (08) 7425 6697
e-mail: HealthRHD@sa.gov.au:
postal address: PO Box six, Rundle Mall SA 5000