"Somalia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Somalia is located on the east coast of Africa on and north of the Equator and, with Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Kenya, is often referred to as the Horn of Africa. It comprises Italy's former Trust Territory of Somalia and the former British Protectorate of Somaliland. The capital is Mogadishu.
| Descriptor ID |
D012998
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290.120.730
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Somalia" by people in Profiles.
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Jama SS, Abdi MM. Tuberculosis treatment outcomes and associated factors among patients treated at Bosaso TB Hospital, Bosaso, Somalia: A five-year retrospective study. PLoS One. 2025; 20(1):e0314693.
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Hussein NA, Ismail AM, Jama SS. Assessment of Hepatitis B Vaccination Status and Associated Factors among Healthcare Workers in Bosaso, Puntland, Somalia 2020. Biomed Res Int. 2022; 2022:9074294.
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Sarafoglou K, Bentler K, Gaviglio A, Redlinger-Grosse K, Anderson C, McCann M, Bloom B, Babovic-Vuksanovic D, Gavrilov D, Berry SA. High incidence of profound biotinidase deficiency detected in newborn screening blood spots in the Somalian population in Minnesota. J Inherit Metab Dis. 2009 Dec; 32 Suppl 1:S169-73.