"Acanthocephala" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A phylum of parasitic worms, closely related to tapeworms and containing two genera: Moniliformis, which sometimes infects man, and Macracanthorhynchus, which infects swine.
| Descriptor ID |
D000049
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.132
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| Concept/Terms |
Acanthocephala- Acanthocephala
- Acanthocephalas
- Thorny-Headed Worms
- Thorny Headed Worms
- Thorny-Headed Worm
- Worm, Thorny-Headed
- Worms, Thorny-Headed
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acanthocephala" by people in Profiles.
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Haematology, blood biochemistry, parasites and pathology of common eider (Somateria mollisima) males during a mortality event in the Baltic. Sci Total Environ. 2019 Sep 15; 683:559-567.
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An unexpected case of a Japanese wild boar (Sus scrofa leucomystax) infected with the giant thorny-headed worm (Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus) on the mainland of Japan (Honshu). Parasitol Res. 2018 Jul; 117(7):2315-2322.
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Coprological tests underestimate Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus burden in wild boar. Parasitol Res. 2016 May; 115(5):2103-5.
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Photo quiz: an unwelcome passenger in a 17-month-old male. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Jul; 52(7):2289; discussion 2747.
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Element concentrations in the archiacanthocephalan Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus compared with those in the porcine definitive host from a slaughterhouse in La Paz, Bolivia. Int J Parasitol. 2000 Sep; 30(10):1071-6.