Taenia saginata
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Taenia saginata is the beef tapeworm, a parasitic flatworm that infects humans through consumption of undercooked beef and can cause intestinal taeniasis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taenia saginata canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5516386 — 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 saginata Context triple: [Cestoda, includesNotableSpecies, Taenia saginata]
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A.
Taenia solium
Taenia solium is a parasitic tapeworm of humans and pigs that can cause taeniasis and cysticercosis, including serious neurological disease.
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B.
Trichinella spiralis
Trichinella spiralis is a parasitic roundworm that causes trichinosis in humans and other mammals, typically acquired by eating undercooked meat containing its larvae.
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C.
Trichinella
Trichinella is a genus of parasitic roundworms best known for causing trichinellosis in humans and other mammals through the consumption of undercooked meat.
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D.
Taeniidae
Taeniidae is a family of parasitic tapeworms that infect the intestines of mammals, including humans, often causing significant medical and veterinary diseases.
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E.
Ascaris lumbricoides
Ascaris lumbricoides is a large parasitic roundworm that infects the human intestine and is a common cause of ascariasis worldwide.
- 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 saginata Target entity description: 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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A.
Taenia solium
Taenia solium is a parasitic tapeworm of humans and pigs that can cause taeniasis and cysticercosis, including serious neurological disease.
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B.
Trichinella spiralis
Trichinella spiralis is a parasitic roundworm that causes trichinosis in humans and other mammals, typically acquired by eating undercooked meat containing its larvae.
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C.
Trichinella
Trichinella is a genus of parasitic roundworms best known for causing trichinellosis in humans and other mammals through the consumption of undercooked meat.
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D.
Taeniidae
Taeniidae is a family of parasitic tapeworms that infect the intestines of mammals, including humans, often causing significant medical and veterinary diseases.
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E.
Ascaris lumbricoides
Ascaris lumbricoides is a large parasitic roundworm that infects the human intestine and is a common cause of ascariasis worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cestode
ⓘ
parasitic flatworm ⓘ species ⓘ |
| bodyPart |
neck
ⓘ
proglottids ⓘ scolex ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | segmented ⓘ |
| causesDisease | taeniasis ⓘ |
| class | Cestoda ⓘ |
| commonName | beef tapeworm ⓘ |
| complicationFrequency | serious complications are rare ⓘ |
| definitiveHost | Homo sapiens ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Johann Goeze
ⓘ
linked to:
Johann August Ephraim Goeze
|
| diagnosisMethod |
PCR
ⓘ
coproantigen detection ⓘ identification of gravid proglottids ⓘ stool microscopy ⓘ |
| differentiatedFrom | Taenia solium ⓘ |
| eggExcretionRoute | feces of human host ⓘ |
| eggMorphologySimilarity | Taenia solium ⓘ |
| eggResistance | eggs survive for months in environment ⓘ |
| family | Taeniidae ⓘ |
| genus | Taenia ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | worldwide ⓘ |
| higherPrevalenceRegion |
areas with raw or undercooked beef consumption
ⓘ
regions with inadequate meat inspection ⓘ |
| infectiveStageForHumans | cysticercus ⓘ |
| intermediateHost |
Bos taurus
ⓘ
cattle ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeCycleStage |
adult tapeworm in intestine
ⓘ
cysticercus in muscle ⓘ egg ⓘ oncosphere ⓘ |
| maximumLength | up to 10 meters ⓘ |
| modeOfNutrition | absorption of nutrients through tegument ⓘ |
| notAssociatedWith | neurocysticercosis ⓘ |
| parasitizes | Homo sapiens ⓘ |
| phylum | Platyhelminthes ⓘ |
| preventionMethod |
health education
ⓘ
meat inspection ⓘ sanitation ⓘ thorough cooking of beef ⓘ |
| primaryHabitatInDefinitiveHost | small intestine ⓘ |
| proglottidFeature | actively motile gravid proglottids ⓘ |
| publicHealthSignificance | important cause of human taeniasis linked to beef consumption ⓘ |
| reproduction | hermaphroditic ⓘ |
| scolexFeature |
four suckers
ⓘ
lacks hooks ⓘ |
| siteInIntermediateHost | striated muscle ⓘ |
| symptom |
abdominal discomfort
ⓘ
anal pruritus ⓘ nausea ⓘ passage of proglottids in stool ⓘ weight loss ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute |
ingestion of raw beef
ⓘ
ingestion of undercooked beef ⓘ |
| treatment |
niclosamide
ⓘ
praziquantel ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1782 ⓘ |
| zoonosisType | foodborne zoonosis ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Taenia saginata Description of subject: Taenia saginata is the beef tapeworm, a parasitic flatworm that infects humans through consumption of undercooked beef and can cause intestinal taeniasis.
Referenced by (3)
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