influenza A virus
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Influenza A virus is a highly contagious, rapidly evolving RNA virus that causes seasonal flu epidemics and occasional global pandemics in humans and animals.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| H1N1 influenza virus | 1 |
| influenza A virus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19923061 — 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: influenza A virus Context triple: [Yoshihiro Kawaoka, researchInterest, influenza A virus]
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A.
influenza B virus
Influenza B virus is a human-infecting respiratory virus that causes seasonal flu outbreaks and is one of the main types of influenza included in annual vaccines.
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B.
influenza C virus
Influenza C virus is a type of influenza virus that primarily infects humans (and some animals), typically causing mild respiratory illness and lacking the neuraminidase protein found in other influenza types.
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C.
influenza virus neuraminidase
Influenza virus neuraminidase is a surface enzyme on influenza viruses that enables the release and spread of new viral particles from infected cells and is a key target of antiviral drugs.
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D.
Flu
Flu is the popular nickname of Fluminense Football Club, a traditional Brazilian football team based in Rio de Janeiro.
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E.
FLU
FLU is the stock ticker symbol for Flughafen Wien AG, the company that owns and operates Vienna International Airport in Austria.
- 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: influenza A virus Target entity description: Influenza A virus is a highly contagious, rapidly evolving RNA virus that causes seasonal flu epidemics and occasional global pandemics in humans and animals.
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A.
influenza B virus
Influenza B virus is a human-infecting respiratory virus that causes seasonal flu outbreaks and is one of the main types of influenza included in annual vaccines.
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B.
influenza C virus
Influenza C virus is a type of influenza virus that primarily infects humans (and some animals), typically causing mild respiratory illness and lacking the neuraminidase protein found in other influenza types.
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C.
influenza virus neuraminidase
Influenza virus neuraminidase is a surface enzyme on influenza viruses that enables the release and spread of new viral particles from infected cells and is a key target of antiviral drugs.
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D.
Flu
Flu is the popular nickname of Fluminense Football Club, a traditional Brazilian football team based in Rio de Janeiro.
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E.
FLU
FLU is the stock ticker symbol for Flughafen Wien AG, the company that owns and operates Vienna International Airport in Austria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: influenza A virus