"Disease Outbreaks" 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.
Sudden increase in the incidence of a disease. The concept includes EPIDEMICS and PANDEMICS.
| Descriptor ID |
D004196
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.290
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| Concept/Terms |
Disease Outbreaks- Disease Outbreaks
- Disease Outbreak
- Outbreak, Disease
- Outbreaks, Disease
- Outbreaks
- Infectious Disease Outbreaks
- Disease Outbreak, Infectious
- Disease Outbreaks, Infectious
- Infectious Disease Outbreak
- Outbreak, Infectious Disease
- Outbreaks, Infectious Disease
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Disease Outbreaks" by people in this website by year, and whether "Disease Outbreaks" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 1996 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 1997 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 1998 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 1999 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 2000 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| 2001 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2002 | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 2003 | 28 | 11 | 39 |
| 2004 | 33 | 10 | 43 |
| 2005 | 21 | 15 | 36 |
| 2006 | 20 | 15 | 35 |
| 2007 | 36 | 24 | 60 |
| 2008 | 33 | 20 | 53 |
| 2009 | 50 | 23 | 73 |
| 2010 | 33 | 20 | 53 |
| 2011 | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| 2012 | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| 2013 | 29 | 21 | 50 |
| 2014 | 25 | 14 | 39 |
| 2015 | 34 | 14 | 48 |
| 2016 | 31 | 17 | 48 |
| 2017 | 45 | 28 | 73 |
| 2018 | 28 | 19 | 47 |
| 2019 | 35 | 23 | 58 |
| 2020 | 29 | 46 | 75 |
| 2021 | 14 | 41 | 55 |
| 2022 | 2 | 48 | 50 |
| 2023 | 1 | 28 | 29 |
| 2024 | 18 | 16 | 34 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Disease Outbreaks" by people in Profiles.
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First Clade Ib Monkeypox Virus Infection Reported in the Americas - California, November 2024. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2025 Feb 13; 74(4):44-49.
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Investigation of an Outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus-1 Myeloencephalopathy in a Population of Aged Working Equids. Viruses. 2024 Dec 21; 16(12).
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The role of vector population variation and climate in Zika virus transmission patterns in Africa: a modelling study. Lancet Planet Health. 2024 Dec; 8(12):e1020-e1029.
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Clinical and Genomic Epidemiology of Coxsackievirus A21 and Enterovirus D68 in Homeless Shelters, King County, Washington, USA, 2019-2021. Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Nov; 30(11):2250-2260.
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The 2024 Public Health Emergency of International Concern: A Global Failure to Control Mpox. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2025 Jan 08; 112(1):17-20.
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Screening for Eye Disease in Ebola Virus Disease Survivors: Program Implementation During an Active Outbreak in the North Kivu and Ituri Provinces, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2024 Oct 01; 64(4):55-61.
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Global Health Security in Vision Care: Health Systems Strengthening During Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak Responses. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2024 Oct 01; 64(4):63-67.
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An Update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus, Clade 2.3.4.4b. J Infect Dis. 2024 Sep 23; 230(3):533-542.
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Early detection and prediction of non-fatal drug-related incidents and fatal overdose outbreaks using the Farrington algorithm. Addiction. 2025 Feb; 120(2):266-275.
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Wastewater Surveillance for Influenza A Virus and H5 Subtype Concurrent with the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Outbreak in Cattle and Poultry and Associated Human Cases - United States, May 12-July 13, 2024. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Sep 19; 73(37):804-809.