Echinococcus
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Echinococcus is a genus of parasitic tapeworms that infect mammals and can cause serious diseases such as hydatid disease in humans.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Echinococcus canonical | 2 |
| Echinococcus multilocularis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21466289 — 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: Echinococcus Context triple: [Echinococcus granulosus, genus, Echinococcus]
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A.
Echinococcus granulosus
Echinococcus granulosus is a parasitic tapeworm species that causes cystic echinococcosis (hydatid disease) in humans and various animals.
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B.
Toxocara canis
Toxocara canis is a parasitic roundworm of dogs that can cause toxocariasis in humans through accidental ingestion of its eggs.
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C.
Baylisascaris
Baylisascaris is a genus of parasitic roundworms best known for infecting wildlife such as raccoons and occasionally causing severe neurological disease in humans and other animals.
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D.
Toxocara vitulorum
Toxocara vitulorum is a parasitic roundworm that primarily infects the intestines of young cattle and buffalo, often causing severe gastrointestinal disease and poor growth.
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E.
Toxocara cati
Toxocara cati is a parasitic roundworm of cats that can also infect humans, causing zoonotic disease such as visceral and ocular larva migrans.
- 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: Echinococcus Target entity description: Echinococcus is a genus of parasitic tapeworms that infect mammals and can cause serious diseases such as hydatid disease in humans.
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A.
Echinococcus granulosus
Echinococcus granulosus is a parasitic tapeworm species that causes cystic echinococcosis (hydatid disease) in humans and various animals.
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B.
Toxocara canis
Toxocara canis is a parasitic roundworm of dogs that can cause toxocariasis in humans through accidental ingestion of its eggs.
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C.
Baylisascaris
Baylisascaris is a genus of parasitic roundworms best known for infecting wildlife such as raccoons and occasionally causing severe neurological disease in humans and other animals.
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D.
Toxocara vitulorum
Toxocara vitulorum is a parasitic roundworm that primarily infects the intestines of young cattle and buffalo, often causing severe gastrointestinal disease and poor growth.
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E.
Toxocara cati
Toxocara cati is a parasitic roundworm of cats that can also infect humans, causing zoonotic disease such as visceral and ocular larva migrans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Echinococcus