Brugia timori
E427914
Brugia timori is a parasitic filarial nematode that infects humans and causes timorian filariasis, a form of lymphatic filariasis found primarily in parts of Indonesia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brugia timori canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4233162 — 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: Brugia timori Context triple: [Brugia malayi, relatedTo, Brugia timori]
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A.
Brugia malayi
Brugia malayi is a parasitic roundworm that infects humans and causes lymphatic filariasis, a tropical disease characterized by swelling and damage to the lymphatic system.
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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.
Ancylostoma duodenale
Ancylostoma duodenale is a parasitic hookworm species that infects the human small intestine, causing iron-deficiency anemia and other gastrointestinal symptoms.
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E.
Necator americanus
Necator americanus is a parasitic hookworm species that infects humans, primarily in tropical and subtropical regions, causing iron-deficiency anemia and other health problems.
- 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: Brugia timori Target entity description: Brugia timori is a parasitic filarial nematode that infects humans and causes timorian filariasis, a form of lymphatic filariasis found primarily in parts of Indonesia.
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A.
Brugia malayi
Brugia malayi is a parasitic roundworm that infects humans and causes lymphatic filariasis, a tropical disease characterized by swelling and damage to the lymphatic system.
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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.
Ancylostoma duodenale
Ancylostoma duodenale is a parasitic hookworm species that infects the human small intestine, causing iron-deficiency anemia and other gastrointestinal symptoms.
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E.
Necator americanus
Necator americanus is a parasitic hookworm species that infects humans, primarily in tropical and subtropical regions, causing iron-deficiency anemia and other health problems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
filarial worm
ⓘ
parasitic nematode ⓘ roundworm ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | pseudocoelomate ⓘ |
| causes |
lymphatic filariasis
ⓘ
timorian filariasis ⓘ |
| controlStrategy |
mass drug administration
ⓘ
mosquito control ⓘ |
| diseaseCategory | vector-borne disease agent ⓘ |
| diseaseType | neglected tropical disease agent ⓘ |
| drugSusceptibility |
albendazole
ⓘ
diethylcarbamazine ⓘ ivermectin ⓘ |
| family | Onchocercidae ⓘ |
| firstIntermediateHost |
Anopheles barbirostris
ⓘ
linked to:
Anopheles mosquitoes
|
| genus | Brugia ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Lesser Sunda Islands ⓘ Timor Island ⓘ
linked to:
Timor
|
| habitat | human lymphatic system ⓘ |
| host | Homo sapiens ⓘ |
| infects | humans ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeCycleStage |
L3 infective larva
ⓘ
adult worm ⓘ microfilaria ⓘ |
| morphology | filariform body ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | aerobic ⓘ |
| parasiticLifestyle | obligate parasite ⓘ |
| pathogenesis | lymphatic vessel infection ⓘ |
| phylum | Nematoda ⓘ |
| publicHealthProgramTarget | Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Brugia malayi
ⓘ
Wuchereria bancrofti ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexually reproducing ⓘ |
| symmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| symptom |
chronic swelling of limbs
ⓘ
fever ⓘ lymphadenitis ⓘ lymphangitis ⓘ lymphedema ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| transmissionCycle | human–mosquito–human ⓘ |
| transmissionMethod | mosquito bite ⓘ |
| transmissionSetting | rural areas ⓘ |
| vector |
Anopheles mosquito
ⓘ
linked to:
Anopheles mosquitoes
|
| zoonosisStatus | primarily human parasite ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Brugia timori Description of subject: Brugia timori is a parasitic filarial nematode that infects humans and causes timorian filariasis, a form of lymphatic filariasis found primarily in parts of Indonesia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Anopheles mosquitoes