"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 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 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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Association between Pet Ownership and Threatened Abortion in Pregnant Women: The China Birth Cohort Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Dec 06; 19(23).
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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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Environmental Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Contamination, Persistent Colonization, and Subsequent Skin and Soft Tissue Infection. JAMA Pediatr. 2020 06 01; 174(6):552-562.
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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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Interplay of personal, pet, and environmental colonization in households affected by community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Infect. 2019 03; 78(3):200-207.