Schistosoma
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Schistosoma is a genus of parasitic blood flukes that cause schistosomiasis, a major neglected tropical disease affecting humans and animals worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Schistosoma canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21660282 — 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: Schistosoma Context triple: [Trematoda, notableGenus, Schistosoma]
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A.
Schistosoma mansoni
Schistosoma mansoni is a parasitic blood fluke that infects humans and causes intestinal schistosomiasis, a significant neglected tropical disease.
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B.
Schistosomatidae
Schistosomatidae is a family of parasitic blood flukes (trematodes) that infect vertebrate hosts, including humans, and cause schistosomiasis.
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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.
Brugia
Brugia is a genus of parasitic filarial nematodes best known for causing lymphatic filariasis in humans and animals.
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E.
Bilharz
Bilharz is a German surname most notably associated with Theodor Bilharz, the physician who discovered the parasitic cause of schistosomiasis (bilharzia).
- 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: Schistosoma Target entity description: Schistosoma is a genus of parasitic blood flukes that cause schistosomiasis, a major neglected tropical disease affecting humans and animals worldwide.
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A.
Schistosoma mansoni
Schistosoma mansoni is a parasitic blood fluke that infects humans and causes intestinal schistosomiasis, a significant neglected tropical disease.
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B.
Schistosomatidae
Schistosomatidae is a family of parasitic blood flukes (trematodes) that infect vertebrate hosts, including humans, and cause schistosomiasis.
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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.
Brugia
Brugia is a genus of parasitic filarial nematodes best known for causing lymphatic filariasis in humans and animals.
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E.
Bilharz
Bilharz is a German surname most notably associated with Theodor Bilharz, the physician who discovered the parasitic cause of schistosomiasis (bilharzia).
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.