"Tropical Medicine" 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 branch of medicine concerned with diseases, mainly of parasitic origin, common in tropical and subtropical regions.
| Descriptor ID |
D014330
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.879
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Tropical Medicine".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Tropical Medicine".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Tropical Medicine" by people in this website by year, and whether "Tropical Medicine" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tropical Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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Neglected tropical disease vaccines: hookworm, leishmaniasis, and schistosomiasis. Vaccine. 2023 Nov 03; 41 Suppl 2:S176-S179.
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The history of the neglected tropical disease movement. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2021 01 28; 115(2):169-175.
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Towards a comprehensive research and development plan to support the control, elimination and eradication of neglected tropical diseases. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2021 01 28; 115(2):196-199.
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Emergency Medicine Providers' Knowledge and Management of Pediatric Tropical Diseases: A Needs Assessment. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 Nov; 36(11):e622-e625.
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Will COVID-19 become the next neglected tropical disease? PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 04; 14(4):e0008271.
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Whatever happened to China's neglected tropical diseases? Infect Dis Poverty. 2019 Oct 02; 8(1):85.
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The rise or fall of neglected tropical diseases in East Asia Pacific. Acta Trop. 2020 Feb; 202:105182.
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DR Congo and Nigeria: New neglected tropical disease threats and solutions for the bottom 40. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 08; 13(8):e0007145.
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"Running the Gauntlet": Formidable challenges in advancing neglected tropical diseases vaccines from development through licensure, and a "Call to Action". Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2019; 15(10):2235-2242.
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Pediatric tropical medicine: The neglected diseases of children. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 05; 13(5):e0007008.