"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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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2017 | 0 | 86 | 86 |
| 2018 | 0 | 69 | 69 |
| 2019 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
| 2020 | 0 | 90 | 90 |
| 2021 | 0 | 65 | 65 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Africa" by people in Profiles.
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Predictors of COVID-19 epidemics in countries of the World Health Organization African Region. Nat Med. 2021 11; 27(11):2041-2047.
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on viral hepatitis in Africa: Challenges and way forward. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2022 Jan; 37(1):547-552.
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Socio-economic and demographic impacts on the full awareness of the methods for controlling/preventing the spread of COVID-19 among social media users in some African countries at the onset of the pandemic. BMC Res Notes. 2021 Aug 27; 14(1):331.
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Challenges of HIV amidst COVID-19 in Africa: Can we conquer them? J Med Virol. 2022 01; 94(1):11-13.
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Pediatric COVID-19 and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Africa. Gastroenterology. 2021 12; 161(6):2047-2050.e3.
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Analysing the reported incidence of COVID-19 and factors associated in the World Health Organization African region as of 31 December 2020. Epidemiol Infect. 2021 08 16; 149:e256.
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What Could Explain the Lower COVID-19 Burden in Africa despite Considerable Circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus? Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 08 16; 18(16).
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Lung health in Africa: challenges and opportunities in the context of COVID-19. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2021 09 01; 321(3):L619-L623.
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Critically ill COVID-19 patients in Africa: it is time for quality registry data. Lancet. 2021 08 07; 398(10299):485-486.
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An Overview on the Epidemiology and Immunology of COVID-19. J Infect Public Health. 2021 Oct; 14(10):1284-1298.