"Disease Reservoirs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Animate or inanimate sources which normally harbor disease-causing organisms and thus serve as potential sources of disease outbreaks. Reservoirs are distinguished from vectors (DISEASE VECTORS) and carriers, which are agents of disease transmission rather than continuing sources of potential disease outbreaks.
| Descriptor ID |
D004197
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.295
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| Concept/Terms |
Disease Reservoirs- Disease Reservoirs
- Disease Reservoir
- Reservoir, Disease
- Reservoirs, Disease
- Infectious Disease Reservoirs
- Disease Reservoir, Infectious
- Disease Reservoirs, Infectious
- Infectious Disease Reservoir
- Reservoir, Infectious Disease
- Reservoirs, Infectious Disease
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Disease Reservoirs" by people in Profiles.
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Bat genomes illuminate adaptations to viral tolerance and disease resistance. Nature. 2025 02; 638(8050):449-458.
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Studying bats using a One Health lens: bridging the gap between bat virology and disease ecology. J Virol. 2024 12 17; 98(12):e0145324.
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Case Report: Paucisymptomatic College-Age Population as a Reservoir for Potentially Neutralization-Resistant Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Variants. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 09 20; 105(5):1227-1229.
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Activity of Hospital Disinfectants against Vegetative Cells and Spores of Clostridioides difficile Embedded in Biofilms. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2019 12 20; 64(1).
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Case Report: Imported Case of Lassa Fever - New Jersey, May 2015. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 10; 99(4):1062-1065.
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Identification of White-tailed Deer ( Odocoileus virginianus) as a Novel Reservoir Species for Trypanosoma cruzi in Texas, USA. J Wildl Dis. 2018 10; 54(4):814-818.
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Adipocytes impair efficacy of antiretroviral therapy. Antiviral Res. 2018 06; 154:140-148.
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Properties of Staphylococcus aureus strains from food processing staff. Epidemiol Mikrobiol Imunol. 2018 Winter; 67(4):161-165.
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Typhus Group Rickettsiosis, Texas, USA, 2003-2013. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 04; 23(4):645-648.
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Synanthropic Mammals as Potential Hosts of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Panama. PLoS One. 2017; 12(1):e0169047.