Poor living conditions behind increasing rheumatic fever rates in Wellington

Rangahau NHC
Mar 10, 2021
1 min read

Substandard housing in the Wellington region is being blamed for a spike in rheumatic fever, a preventable disease common in the developing world but almost eliminated from developed countries like New Zealand.

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