"Mink" 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.
Carnivores of genus Mustela of the family MUSTELIDAE. The European mink, which has white upper and lower lips, was widely trapped for commercial purposes and is classified as endangered. The American mink, lacking a white upper lip, is farmed commercially.
| Descriptor ID |
D008907
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.600.575.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mink" by people in Profiles.
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Farmed Mink (Neovison vison), Poland. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 09; 27(9):2333-2339.
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Predicting hosts based on early SARS-CoV-2 samples and analyzing the 2020 pandemic. Sci Rep. 2021 08 31; 11(1):17422.
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Serological Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Naturally-Infected Mink and Other Experimentally-Infected Animals. Viruses. 2021 08 19; 13(8).
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Occupational and environmental exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in and around infected mink farms. Occup Environ Med. 2021 12; 78(12):893-899.
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SARS-CoV-2 infection in farmed fur animals. Transbound Emerg Dis. 2021 11; 68(6):2998-2999.
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Effect of natural mutations of SARS-CoV-2 on spike structure, conformation, and antigenicity. Science. 2021 08 06; 373(6555).
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Current State of Knowledge about Role of Pets in Zoonotic Transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Viruses. 2021 06 16; 13(6).
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Review: SARS-CoV-2 infection in farmed minks - an overview of current knowledge on occurrence, disease and epidemiology. Animal. 2021 Jul; 15(7):100272.
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SARS-CoV2 spike protein gene variants with N501T and G142D mutation-dominated infections in mink in the United States. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2021 Sep; 33(5):939-942.
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Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 variant mutations reveals neutralization escape mechanisms and the ability to use ACE2 receptors from additional species. Immunity. 2021 07 13; 54(7):1611-1621.e5.