"Ecuador" 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.
A country in western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the equator, between Colombia and Peru.
| Descriptor ID |
D004484
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.107.757.362
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ecuador" by people in Profiles.
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Chagas and Vector-Borne Disease Exposures in an Indigenous Community in the Ecuadorian Amazon: A Retrospective Study. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2025 Oct 01; 113(4):806-808.
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Epidemiology of intestinal parasite infections and multiparasitism and their impact on growth and hemoglobin levels during childhood in tropical Ecuador: A longitudinal study using molecular detection methods. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 Jun; 19(6):e0013004.
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Circulating Epstein-Barr Virus Antibody Levels as a Biomarker of Socioecological Adversity in Amazonian Ecuador. Am J Hum Biol. 2025 May; 37(5):e70063.
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A disparity in prosthetic access for Ecuadorians with lower-limb amputation. Prosthet Orthot Int. 2024 Dec 01; 48(6):694-699.
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Geographic Distribution of Human Infections with Zoonotic Ancylostoma ceylanicum and Anthropophilic Hookworms in Ecuador: A Retrospective Analysis of Archived Stool Samples. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Mar 06; 110(3):460-469.
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Epidemiology of giardiasis and assemblages A and B and effects on diarrhea and growth trajectories during the first 8 years of life: Analysis of a birth cohort in a rural district in tropical Ecuador. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023 11; 17(11):e0011777.
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Comparison of Cytokine Responses in Ecuadorian Children Infected with Giardia, Ascaris, or Both Parasites. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Jun; 96(6):1394-1399.
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Operation airway: the first sustainable, multidisciplinary, pediatric airway surgical mission. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2014 Oct; 123(10):726-33.
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Cefazolin high-inoculum effect in methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus from South American hospitals. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2013 Dec; 68(12):2773-8.
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A novel, multi-parallel, real-time polymerase chain reaction approach for eight gastrointestinal parasites provides improved diagnostic capabilities to resource-limited at-risk populations. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jun; 88(6):1041-7.