Taenia multiceps
E1514833
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Taenia multiceps is a parasitic tapeworm of canids whose larval stage (Coenurus cerebralis) causes severe neurological disease in sheep and other livestock.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Taenia multiceps canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21958682 — 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: Taenia multiceps Context triple: [Taenia, notableSpecies, Taenia multiceps]
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A.
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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B.
Taenia saginata
Taenia saginata is the beef tapeworm, a parasitic flatworm that infects humans through consumption of undercooked beef and can cause intestinal taeniasis.
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C.
Taenia
Taenia is a genus of parasitic tapeworms that infect the intestines of humans and other animals, some species of which can cause serious diseases such as taeniasis and cysticercosis.
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D.
Mesocestoides
Mesocestoides is a genus of tapeworms that parasitize the intestines of carnivorous mammals and sometimes humans, notable for their complex life cycle involving multiple intermediate hosts.
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E.
Taenia solium
Taenia solium is a parasitic tapeworm of humans and pigs that can cause taeniasis and cysticercosis, including serious neurological disease.
- 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: Taenia multiceps Target entity description: Taenia multiceps is a parasitic tapeworm of canids whose larval stage (Coenurus cerebralis) causes severe neurological disease in sheep and other livestock.
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A.
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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B.
Taenia saginata
Taenia saginata is the beef tapeworm, a parasitic flatworm that infects humans through consumption of undercooked beef and can cause intestinal taeniasis.
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C.
Taenia
Taenia is a genus of parasitic tapeworms that infect the intestines of humans and other animals, some species of which can cause serious diseases such as taeniasis and cysticercosis.
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D.
Mesocestoides
Mesocestoides is a genus of tapeworms that parasitize the intestines of carnivorous mammals and sometimes humans, notable for their complex life cycle involving multiple intermediate hosts.
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E.
Taenia solium
Taenia solium is a parasitic tapeworm of humans and pigs that can cause taeniasis and cysticercosis, including serious neurological disease.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.