Paragonimus
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Paragonimus is a genus of parasitic lung flukes that infect mammals, including humans, typically causing paragonimiasis after ingestion of undercooked freshwater crustaceans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paragonimus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21660286 — 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: Paragonimus Context triple: [Trematoda, notableGenus, Paragonimus]
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A.
Ornithobilharzia
Ornithobilharzia is a genus of parasitic blood flukes in the family Schistosomatidae that primarily infects birds.
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B.
Gnathostoma spinigerum
Gnathostoma spinigerum is a parasitic nematode that infects various animals and humans, causing gnathostomiasis characterized by migratory swellings and potentially severe internal organ damage.
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C.
Taenia asiatica
Taenia asiatica is a parasitic tapeworm species that infects humans and pigs, primarily in East and Southeast Asia, and is associated with eating undercooked pork or pig organs.
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D.
Lagochilascaris
Lagochilascaris is a genus of parasitic roundworms known for infecting mammals, including humans, and causing a rare disease called lagochilascariasis.
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E.
Ophidascaris
Ophidascaris is a genus of parasitic roundworms (nematodes) known for infecting reptiles and other vertebrate hosts.
- 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: Paragonimus Target entity description: Paragonimus is a genus of parasitic lung flukes that infect mammals, including humans, typically causing paragonimiasis after ingestion of undercooked freshwater crustaceans.
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A.
Ornithobilharzia
Ornithobilharzia is a genus of parasitic blood flukes in the family Schistosomatidae that primarily infects birds.
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B.
Gnathostoma spinigerum
Gnathostoma spinigerum is a parasitic nematode that infects various animals and humans, causing gnathostomiasis characterized by migratory swellings and potentially severe internal organ damage.
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C.
Taenia asiatica
Taenia asiatica is a parasitic tapeworm species that infects humans and pigs, primarily in East and Southeast Asia, and is associated with eating undercooked pork or pig organs.
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D.
Lagochilascaris
Lagochilascaris is a genus of parasitic roundworms known for infecting mammals, including humans, and causing a rare disease called lagochilascariasis.
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E.
Ophidascaris
Ophidascaris is a genus of parasitic roundworms (nematodes) known for infecting reptiles and other vertebrate hosts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.