"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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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Africa".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Africa".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Africa" by people in this website by year, and whether "Africa" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Africa" by people in Profiles.
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Shifting tuberculosis dynamics in the EU/EEA: geographical and drug resistance trends among people of foreign origin, 2019 to 2023. Euro Surveill. 2025 Mar; 30(11).
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Utility of colposcopy for the screening and management of cervical cancer in Africa: a cross-sectional analysis of providers' training and practices. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Dec 18; 24(1):1619.
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Health Data Sciences and Cardiovascular Disease in Africa: Needs and the Way Forward. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2024 Nov; 26(11):659-671.
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Malaria and other infections induce polyreactive antibodies that impact SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity estimations in endemic settings. J Med Virol. 2024 06; 96(6):e29713.
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Epidemiology of Rotavirus in Humans, Animals, and the Environment in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Infect Dis. 2024 May 15; 229(5):1470-1480.
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HPV vaccination in Africa in the COVID-19 era: a cross-sectional survey of healthcare providers' knowledge, training, and recommendation practices. Front Public Health. 2024; 12:1343064.
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Mapping of Radiation Oncology and Gynecologic Oncology Services Available to Treat the Growing Burden of Cervical Cancer in Africa. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024 Mar 01; 118(3):595-604.
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Derivation and external validation of clinical prediction rules identifying children at risk of linear growth faltering. Elife. 2023 01 06; 12.
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Enhancing cervical and breast cancer training in Africa with e-learning. Lancet Glob Health. 2023 01; 11(1):e28-e29.
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Repeated out-of-Africa expansions of Helicobacter pylori driven by replacement of deleterious mutations. Nat Commun. 2022 11 11; 13(1):6842.