"Pets" 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.
Animals kept by humans for companionship and enjoyment, as opposed to DOMESTIC ANIMALS such as livestock or farm animals, which are kept for economic reasons.
| Descriptor ID |
D057805
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.050.116.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Pets- Pets
- Pet
- Companion Animals
- Animal, Companion
- Animals, Companion
- Companion Animal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pets" by people in Profiles.
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Household clusters of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants contemporaneously sequenced from dogs and their owners. mSphere. 2025 Jul 29; 10(7):e0007425.
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Molecular detection of intestinal parasites in a rural community of Colombia: A one health approach to explore potential environmental-zoonotic transmission. Zoonoses Public Health. 2024 09; 71(6):723-735.
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Clinical and epidemiologic features of SARS-CoV-2 in dogs and cats compiled through national surveillance in the United States. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2023 01 02; 261(4):480-489.
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SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Viral Isolations among Serially Tested Cats and Dogs in Households with Infected Owners in Texas, USA. Viruses. 2021 05 19; 13(5).
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Hand Cellulitis and Abscess From a Kinkajou Bite: a Case Report and Review of Kinkajou Bites in Humans. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 07; 39(7):e151-e154.
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Do pets protect their owners in the COVID-19 era? Med Hypotheses. 2020 09; 142:109831.
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Pet Ownership and Cardiovascular Health in the US General Population. Am J Cardiol. 2020 04 15; 125(8):1158-1161.
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The Homeless and Their Animal Companions: An Integrative Review. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2020 01; 47(1):47-59.
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Temporal development of the gut microbiome in early childhood from the TEDDY study. Nature. 2018 10; 562(7728):583-588.
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Febrile 11 Year Old With a Cat but No Scratch. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 12; 57(14):1703-1706.