"Cats" 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 domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801)
| Descriptor ID |
D002415
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.377.750.250.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Cats- Cats
- Cat
- Felis sylvestris catus
- Felis domesticus
- Domestic Cats
- Cat, Domestic
- Cats, Domestic
- Domestic Cat
- Felis catus
- Felis domestica
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2008 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| 2018 | 1 | 34 | 35 |
| 2019 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2020 | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| 2021 | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cats" by people in Profiles.
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Novel Canine Coronavirus Isolated from a Hospitalized Patient With Pneumonia in East Malaysia. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 02 11; 74(3):446-454.
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Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in dogs and cats, USA. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2021 Dec; 10(1):1669-1674.
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Improvement to the subjective well-being of pet ownership may have positive psychological influence during COVID-19 epidemic. Anim Sci J. 2021 Dec; 92(1):e13624.
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SARS-CoV-2 infection in domestic and feral cats: current evidence and implications. Vet Q. 2021 Dec; 41(1):228-231.
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SARS-CoV-2 in animals: what about the cat? Vet Q. 2021 12; 41(1):226-227.
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) exposure in pet cats and dogs in Minnesota, USA. Virulence. 2021 12; 12(1):1597-1609.
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Experimental re-infected cats do not transmit SARS-CoV-2. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2021 Dec; 10(1):638-650.
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A household case evidences shorter shedding of SARS-CoV-2 in naturally infected cats compared to their human owners. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2021 Dec; 10(1):376-383.
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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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Animal reservoirs of SARS-CoV-2: calculable COVID-19 risk for older adults from animal to human transmission. Geroscience. 2021 10; 43(5):2305-2320.