Disease Eradication
"Disease Eradication" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Termination of all transmission of infection by global extermination of the infectious agent through surveillance and containment (From Porta, A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 5th ed).
Descriptor ID |
D060740
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MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.275
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Concept/Terms |
Disease Eradication- Disease Eradication
- Disease Eradications
- Eradication, Disease
- Eradications, Disease
Disease Elimination- Disease Elimination
- Disease Eliminations
- Elimination, Disease
- Eliminations, Disease
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2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Disease Eradication" by people in Profiles.
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Hsieh MH, Mentink-Kane MM. Smallpox and Dracunculiasis: The Scientific Value of Infectious Diseases That Have Been Eradicated or Targeted for Eradication. Is Schistosomiasis Next? PLoS Pathog. 2016 Jan; 12(1):e1005298.