Onchocercidae
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Onchocercidae is a family of parasitic nematode worms that includes several species responsible for significant human and animal diseases, such as filariasis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Onchocercidae canonical | 5 |
| Filariidae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3930291 — 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: Onchocercidae Context triple: [Wuchereria bancrofti, family, Onchocercidae]
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A.
Onchocerca volvulus
Onchocerca volvulus is a parasitic roundworm that causes river blindness (onchocerciasis) in humans, transmitted by the bites of infected blackflies.
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B.
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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C.
Dracunculus medinensis
Dracunculus medinensis is a parasitic nematode that causes Guinea worm disease, a debilitating infection historically transmitted through contaminated drinking water.
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D.
Cinclidae
Cinclidae is a small family of aquatic songbirds known as dippers, which are adapted to foraging in fast-flowing streams and rivers.
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E.
Rhabditidae
Rhabditidae is a family of small, often free-living or parasitic nematode worms that includes the widely studied model organism Caenorhabditis elegans.
- 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: Onchocercidae Target entity description: Onchocercidae is a family of parasitic nematode worms that includes several species responsible for significant human and animal diseases, such as filariasis.
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A.
Onchocerca volvulus
Onchocerca volvulus is a parasitic roundworm that causes river blindness (onchocerciasis) in humans, transmitted by the bites of infected blackflies.
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B.
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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C.
Dracunculus medinensis
Dracunculus medinensis is a parasitic nematode that causes Guinea worm disease, a debilitating infection historically transmitted through contaminated drinking water.
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D.
Cinclidae
Cinclidae is a small family of aquatic songbirds known as dippers, which are adapted to foraging in fast-flowing streams and rivers.
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E.
Rhabditidae
Rhabditidae is a family of small, often free-living or parasitic nematode worms that includes the widely studied model organism Caenorhabditis elegans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nematode family
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taxon ⓘ |
| associatedDisease |
elephantiasis
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heartworm disease in dogs ⓘ river blindness ⓘ |
| bodyCavityType | pseudocoelomate ⓘ |
| bodyCovering | cuticle ⓘ |
| causesDiseaseIn |
cats
ⓘ
dogs ⓘ humans ⓘ livestock ⓘ |
| class | Secernentea ⓘ |
| hostType |
definitive host is vertebrate
ⓘ
intermediate host is arthropod vector ⓘ |
| includesDiseaseAgentsFor |
filariasis
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lymphatic filariasis ⓘ onchocerciasis ⓘ serous cavity filariasis ⓘ subcutaneous filariasis ⓘ |
| isParasitic | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeCycleStage |
adult worm
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infective third-stage larva ⓘ microfilaria ⓘ |
| morphology | elongated cylindrical body ⓘ |
| notableGenus |
Brugia
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Dirofilaria ⓘ Loa ⓘ Mansonella ⓘ Onchocerca ⓘ Wuchereria ⓘ
linked to:
Wuchereria bancrofti
|
| order | Spirurida ⓘ |
| parasitizes |
birds
ⓘ
humans ⓘ other mammals ⓘ reptiles ⓘ |
| phylum | Nematoda ⓘ |
| rank | family ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| suborder | Spirurina ⓘ |
| symmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| transmissionVector |
biting midges
ⓘ
blackflies ⓘ mosquitoes ⓘ ticks ⓘ |
| typicalHabitatInHost |
blood vessels
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lymphatic system ⓘ serous cavities ⓘ subcutaneous tissue ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Onchocercidae Description of subject: Onchocercidae is a family of parasitic nematode worms that includes several species responsible for significant human and animal diseases, such as filariasis.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Onchocercidae