"Africa, Western" 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 geographical area of Africa comprising BENIN; BURKINA FASO; CAPO VERDE, COTE D'IVOIRE; GAMBIA; GHANA; GUINEA; GUINEA-BISSAU; LIBERIA; MALI; MAURITANIA; NIGER; NIGERIA; SENEGAL; SIERRA LEONE; and TOGO.
| Descriptor ID |
D000354
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290.190
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Africa, Western" by people in Profiles.
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Burden of Lassa fever disease in pregnant women and children and options for prevention. Vaccine. 2025 01 01; 43(Pt 1):126479.
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Fleas and trypanosomes of peridomestic small mammals in sub-Saharan Mali. Parasit Vectors. 2016 10 11; 9(1):541.
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The landscape of recombination in African Americans. Nature. 2011 Jul 20; 476(7359):170-5.
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Characteristics of salivary diffuse infiltrative lymphocytosis syndrome in West Africa. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2000 Dec; 124(12):1773-9.