"Ducks" 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.
A water bird in the order Anseriformes (subfamily Anatinae (true ducks)) with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait.
| Descriptor ID |
D004372
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.248.050.200 B01.050.150.900.248.617.345
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ducks" by people in Profiles.
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Rivers and flooded areas identified by medium-resolution remote sensing improve risk prediction of the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in Thailand. Geospat Health. 2013 Nov; 8(1):193-201.
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Improving risk models for avian influenza: the role of intensive poultry farming and flooded land during the 2004 Thailand epidemic. PLoS One. 2012; 7(11):e49528.
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Conserved features of Y RNAs revealed by automated phylogenetic secondary structure analysis. Nucleic Acids Res. 1999 Feb 15; 27(4):1070-8.
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Antigenic and genetic characterization of a novel hemagglutinin subtype of influenza A viruses from gulls. J Virol. 1982 Jun; 42(3):865-72.