"Sciuridae" 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.
A family of the order Rodentia which contains 49 genera. Some of the more common genera are MARMOTA, which includes the marmot and woodchuck; Sciurus, the gray squirrel, S. carolinensis, and the fox squirrel, S. niger; Tamias, the eastern and western chipmunk; and Tamiasciurus, the red squirrel. The flying squirrels, except the scaly-tailed Anomaluridae, also belong to this family.
| Descriptor ID |
D012589
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Susliks- Susliks
- Suslik
- Citellus
- Spermophilus
Prairie Dogs- Prairie Dogs
- Dog, Prairie
- Dogs, Prairie
- Prairie Dog
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sciuridae" by people in Profiles.
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Using dogs in wildlife surveillance. Vet Rec. 2020 Nov 28; 187(11):452.
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Maintaining wildlife monitoring during lockdown. Vet Rec. 2020 11 14; 187(10):408-409.
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Analysis of exotic squirrel trade and detection of human infections with variegated squirrel bornavirus 1, Germany, 2005 to 2018. Euro Surveill. 2019 Feb; 24(8).
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Widespread occurrence of squirrel adenovirus 1 in red and grey squirrels in Scotland detected by a novel real-time PCR assay. Virus Res. 2018 09 15; 257:113-118.
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A Novel Squirrel Respirovirus with Putative Zoonotic Potential. Viruses. 2018 07 18; 10(7).
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Occupation-Associated Fatal Limbic Encephalitis Caused by Variegated Squirrel Bornavirus 1, Germany, 2013. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 06; 24(6):978-987.
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Berlin Squirrelpox Virus, a New Poxvirus in Red Squirrels, Berlin, Germany. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 10; 23(10):1726-1729.
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Evolutionary relationships of the hexon and penton base genes of novel squirrel adenovirus. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2017 11; 116:25-29.
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A red squirrel associated adenovirus identified by a combined microarray and deep sequencing approach. Arch Virol. 2017 Oct; 162(10):3167-3172.
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Multiple detection of zoonotic variegated squirrel bornavirus 1 RNA in different squirrel species suggests a possible unknown origin for the virus. Arch Virol. 2017 Sep; 162(9):2747-2754.