"Africa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The continent south of EUROPE, east of the ATLANTIC OCEAN and west of the INDIAN OCEAN.
| Descriptor ID |
D000349
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Africa" by people in Profiles.
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Potential biomarker and composite efficacy readout for human clinical trials of schistosomiasis vaccine in Africa. Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 02; 15(1):23251.
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Measuring the frequency and determinants of COVID-19 prevention behaviours: a cross-sectional assessment of large-scale programmes in seven countries, late 2020. BMJ Open. 2024 Aug 17; 14(8):e082419.
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Multisectoral interventions for urban health in Africa: a mixed-methods systematic review. Glob Health Action. 2024 12 31; 17(1):2325726.
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Patterns of better breast cancer care in countries with higher human development index and healthcare expenditure: Insights from GLOBOCAN 2020. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1137286.
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The evolution and changing ecology of the African hominid oral microbiome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 05 18; 118(20).
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Urban Health Research in Africa: Themes and Priority Research Questions. J Urban Health. 2016 08; 93(4):722-30.
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The Opportunity To Eradicate Peste des Petits Ruminants. J Immunol. 2016 05 01; 196(9):3499-506.
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RTS,S Malaria Vaccine and Increased Mortality in Girls. mBio. 2016 Apr 26; 7(2):e00514-16.
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Insights from characterizing extinct human gut microbiomes. PLoS One. 2012; 7(12):e51146.
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Worldwide genomic diversity of the high-risk human papillomavirus types 31, 35, 52, and 58, four close relatives of human papillomavirus type 16. J Virol. 2005 Nov; 79(21):13630-40.