Ectoparasitic Infestations
"Ectoparasitic Infestations" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Infestations by PARASITES which live on, or burrow into, the surface of their host's EPIDERMIS. Most ectoparasites are ARTHROPODS.
| Descriptor ID |
D004478
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.858.211
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| Concept/Terms |
Ectoparasitic Infestations- Ectoparasitic Infestations
- Ectoparasitic Infestation
- Infestation, Ectoparasitic
- Infestations, Ectoparasitic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ectoparasitic Infestations" by people in Profiles.
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Arthropod Ectoparasites Have Potential to Bind SARS-CoV-2 via ACE. Viruses. 2021 04 19; 13(4).
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New pandemic, old bugs: A case of cimicosis (Bed Bug) in a neglected elderly patient during the coronavirus disease quarantine. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2021; 54:e07912020.
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Molecular survey of Rickettsial organisms in ectoparasites from a dog shelter in Northern Mexico. Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports. 2017 12; 10:143-148.
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Occurence of hypodermosis in Pakistan, Iran and Turkey: comparative risk factor analysis and future perspectives. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2017 02 28; 11(2):207-211.