"South Africa" 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.
A republic in southern Africa, the southernmost part of Africa. It has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). Officially the Republic of South Africa since 1960, it was called the Union of South Africa 1910-1960.
| Descriptor ID |
D013019
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290.175.735
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| Concept/Terms |
South Africa- South Africa
- Union of South Africa
- Republic of South Africa
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "South Africa" by people in this website by year, and whether "South Africa" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 1996 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 1997 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 1998 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 1999 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2000 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| 2001 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| 2002 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| 2003 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| 2004 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| 2005 | 0 | 41 | 41 |
| 2006 | 0 | 64 | 64 |
| 2007 | 0 | 75 | 75 |
| 2008 | 0 | 92 | 92 |
| 2009 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| 2010 | 0 | 102 | 102 |
| 2011 | 0 | 152 | 152 |
| 2012 | 0 | 142 | 142 |
| 2013 | 0 | 183 | 183 |
| 2014 | 0 | 218 | 218 |
| 2015 | 0 | 213 | 213 |
| 2016 | 0 | 190 | 190 |
| 2017 | 0 | 247 | 247 |
| 2018 | 0 | 252 | 252 |
| 2019 | 0 | 312 | 312 |
| 2020 | 0 | 323 | 323 |
| 2021 | 0 | 348 | 348 |
| 2022 | 0 | 251 | 251 |
| 2023 | 0 | 254 | 254 |
| 2024 | 0 | 239 | 239 |
| 2025 | 0 | 44 | 44 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "South Africa" by people in Profiles.
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Molecular Epidemiology of Invasive Group B Streptococcus in South Africa, 2019-2020. J Infect Dis. 2025 Apr 15; 231(4):e697-e707.
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Distribution of Informal Caregiving for Older Adults Living With or At Risk of Cognitive Decline Within and Beyond Family in Rural South Africa. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2025 Apr 07; 80(5).
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Longitudinal Changes in Tenofovir and Tenofovir Diphosphate Concentrations Among Pregnant Women Using Oral PrEP for HIV Prevention: Findings From Durban, South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025 Apr 01; 98(4):357-362.
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Sodium Reduction Legislation and Urinary Sodium and Blood Pressure in South Africa. JAMA Cardiol. 2025 Apr 01; 10(4):335-342.
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The Economic Impact of Reliance on an African Medicines Regulatory Authority. Pharmaceut Med. 2025 Mar; 39(2):109-123.
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Incident type 2 diabetes and its risk factors in men and women aged 40-60 years from four sub-Saharan African countries: results from the AWI-Gen study. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 Mar; 13(3):e459-e466.
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infections, South Africa, 2015-2023. Emerg Infect Dis. 2025 Mar; 31(3):417-426.
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Group-based trajectory modeling to describe the geographical distribution of tuberculosis notifications. BMC Public Health. 2025 Feb 27; 25(1):797.
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Document review of the paper-based implementation of the Framework and strategy for disability and rehabilitation in Gauteng, South Africa. PLoS One. 2025; 20(2):e0315778.
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Intraventricular hemorrhage among very low birth weight infants in a South African cohort: a retrospective study of trends & short-term outcomes. BMC Pediatr. 2025 Feb 25; 25(1):138.