"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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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 | 5 | 5 |
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Africa" by people in Profiles.
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Genetics and Genomics in Sickle Cell Disease in Africa. Am J Hematol. 2026 Apr; 101 Suppl 1:47-55.
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Pathways, outputs and impact of NIH-supported bioinformatics and genomics graduate trainees in Africa. Brief Bioinform. 2026 Jan 07; 27(1).
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Strengthening Biomedical Research and Healthcare in Africa Through Localized Reagent Production. Biomed Res Int. 2026; 2026(1):e7361394.
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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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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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Leveraging wastewater-based epidemiology to monitor the spread of neglected tropical diseases in African communities. Infect Dis (Lond). 2024 09; 56(9):697-711.
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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 05 15; 229(5):1470-1480.
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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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Repeated out-of-Africa expansions of Helicobacter pylori driven by replacement of deleterious mutations. Nat Commun. 2022 11 11; 13(1):6842.