Plasmodium vivax
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Plasmodium vivax is a protozoan parasite that causes a widespread, typically relapsing form of human malaria, especially prevalent in Asia and Latin America.
All labels observed (1)
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| Plasmodium vivax canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16508374 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Plasmodium vivax Context triple: [Anopheles, vectorFor, Plasmodium vivax]
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A.
Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Plasmodium falciparum malaria is the most severe and deadly form of human malaria, caused by the protozoan parasite Plasmodium falciparum and transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes.
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B.
Leishmania donovani
Leishmania donovani is a protozoan parasite that causes visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) in humans, primarily affecting internal organs such as the liver, spleen, and bone marrow.
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C.
Mansonella
Mansonella is a genus of parasitic filarial nematodes that infect humans and other mammals, causing mansonelliasis and related vector-borne diseases.
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D.
Wuchereria bancrofti
Wuchereria bancrofti is a parasitic filarial nematode that infects the human lymphatic system and is the primary cause of lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) worldwide.
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E.
Trypanosoma
Trypanosoma is a genus of parasitic protozoa best known for causing diseases such as African sleeping sickness and Chagas disease in humans and other animals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Plasmodium vivax Target entity description: Plasmodium vivax is a protozoan parasite that causes a widespread, typically relapsing form of human malaria, especially prevalent in Asia and Latin America.
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A.
Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Plasmodium falciparum malaria is the most severe and deadly form of human malaria, caused by the protozoan parasite Plasmodium falciparum and transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes.
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B.
Leishmania donovani
Leishmania donovani is a protozoan parasite that causes visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) in humans, primarily affecting internal organs such as the liver, spleen, and bone marrow.
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C.
Mansonella
Mansonella is a genus of parasitic filarial nematodes that infect humans and other mammals, causing mansonelliasis and related vector-borne diseases.
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D.
Wuchereria bancrofti
Wuchereria bancrofti is a parasitic filarial nematode that infects the human lymphatic system and is the primary cause of lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) worldwide.
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E.
Trypanosoma
Trypanosoma is a genus of parasitic protozoa best known for causing diseases such as African sleeping sickness and Chagas disease in humans and other animals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Anopheles mosquitoes