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Capillaria MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Capillaria
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.500.500.294.100.275.780.180
Unique ID
D002195
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002195
Annotation
infection: coordinate with ENOPLIDA INFECTIONS; coordinate with specific precoordinated helminth terms (e.g., ANTIGENS, HELMINTH) if pertinent
Scope Note
A genus of trichuroid nematodes parasitic in the liver and intestines of many mammals and birds. Two species, C. hepatica and C. philippinensis, produce often fatal infections in man.
Entry Term(s)
Capillaria hepatica
Capillaria philippinensis
Hepaticola hepatica
Skrjabinocapillaria
Registry Number
txid119095
Related Numbers
txid1239592
txid1457282
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under TRICHUROIDEA 1967-90, was see under TRICHINELLOIDEA 1963-66; HEPATICOLA HEPATICA was see under TRICHUROIDEA 1967-78, was see under TRICHINELLOIDEA 1963-66
Online Note
search TRICHUROIDEA 1966-74; use CAPILLARIA to search HEPATICOLA HEPATICA 1975-78 & use TRICHUROIDEA 1966-74
History Note
91(75); was see under TRICHUROIDEA 1967-90, was see under TRICHINELLOIDEA 1963-66; HEPATICOLA HEPATICA was see under TRICHUROIDEA 1967-78, was see under TRICHINELLOIDEA 1963-66
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Capillaria Preferred
Hepaticola hepatica Narrower
Capillaria philippinensis Broader
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