"Raccoons" 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.
Carnivores of the genus Procyon of the family PROCYONIDAE. Two subgenera and seven species are currently recognized. They range from southern Canada to Panama and are found in several of the Caribbean Islands.
MeSH Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.649.147.650.700
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Raccoons" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Raccoons" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Raccoons" by people in Profiles.
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Good outcome with early empiric treatment of neural larva migrans due to Baylisascaris procyonis. Pediatrics. 2012 Mar; 129(3):e806-11.
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Role of multiple hosts in the cross-species transmission and emergence of a pandemic parvovirus. J Virol. 2012 Jan; 86(2):865-72.
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Spinal cord involvement in a child with raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) meningoencephalitis. Pediatr Radiol. 2012 Mar; 42(3):369-73.
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Pulmonary trematodosis (Pharyngostomoides sp.) in a juvenile raccoon (Procyon lotor). J Vet Diagn Invest. 2011 May; 23(3):560-4.
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Factors associated with rabid animals since the introduction of raccoon rabies variant in Massachusetts, 1992-2007. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2010 Apr; 10(3):275-81.
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Animal rabies in Massachusetts, 1985-2006. J Wildl Dis. 2009 Apr; 45(2):375-87.
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Factors associated with endemic raccoon (Procyon lotor) rabies in terrestrial mammals in New York State, USA. Prev Vet Med. 2008 Aug 15; 86(1-2):30-42.
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Spatial and temporal patterns of enzootic raccoon rabies adjusted for multiple covariates. Int J Health Geogr. 2007 Apr 11; 6:14.
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Suburban leptospirosis: atypical lymphocytosis and gamma-delta T cell response. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Nov 15; 43(10):1304-7.
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The cost of rabies postexposure prophylaxis: one state's experience. Public Health Rep. 1998 May-Jun; 113(3):247-51.