Geographic location significantly influences the incidence of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, with markedly lower rates observed in the southern United States compared to New England.
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Geographic variation in rheumatic fever incidence may inform clinical suspicion; leaves open the contribution of climate or streptococcal factors in modern cohorts.
E Sterling Nichol (1936) studied this question.
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