Plasmodium knowlesi
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Plasmodium knowlesi is a zoonotic malaria parasite primarily infecting macaques in Southeast Asia but capable of causing potentially severe malaria in humans.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Plasmodium knowlesi canonical | 1 |
| Plasmodium knowlesi malaria | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16508377 — 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: Plasmodium knowlesi Context triple: [Anopheles, vectorFor, Plasmodium knowlesi]
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A.
Plasmodium ovale
Plasmodium ovale is a protozoan parasite that causes a relapsing form of human malaria, typically characterized by mild to moderate symptoms and occurring mainly in tropical regions of Africa and some Pacific islands.
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B.
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium vivax is a protozoan parasite that causes a widespread, typically relapsing form of human malaria, especially prevalent in Asia and Latin America.
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C.
Plasmodium malariae
Plasmodium malariae is a protozoan parasite that infects humans and causes a chronic, typically milder form of malaria characterized by quartan (72-hour) fever cycles.
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D.
Mansonella
Mansonella is a genus of parasitic filarial nematodes that infect humans and other mammals, causing mansonelliasis and related vector-borne diseases.
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E.
Leishmania donovani
Leishmania donovani is a protozoan parasite that causes visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) in humans, primarily affecting internal organs such as the liver, spleen, and bone marrow.
- 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: Plasmodium knowlesi Target entity description: Plasmodium knowlesi is a zoonotic malaria parasite primarily infecting macaques in Southeast Asia but capable of causing potentially severe malaria in humans.
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A.
Plasmodium ovale
Plasmodium ovale is a protozoan parasite that causes a relapsing form of human malaria, typically characterized by mild to moderate symptoms and occurring mainly in tropical regions of Africa and some Pacific islands.
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B.
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium vivax is a protozoan parasite that causes a widespread, typically relapsing form of human malaria, especially prevalent in Asia and Latin America.
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C.
Plasmodium malariae
Plasmodium malariae is a protozoan parasite that infects humans and causes a chronic, typically milder form of malaria characterized by quartan (72-hour) fever cycles.
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D.
Mansonella
Mansonella is a genus of parasitic filarial nematodes that infect humans and other mammals, causing mansonelliasis and related vector-borne diseases.
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E.
Leishmania donovani
Leishmania donovani is a protozoan parasite that causes visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) in humans, primarily affecting internal organs such as the liver, spleen, and bone marrow.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Anopheles mosquitoes
linked to: Plasmodium knowlesi