Baylisascaris
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Baylisascaris is a genus of parasitic roundworms best known for infecting wildlife such as raccoons and occasionally causing severe neurological disease in humans and other animals.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baylisascaris canonical | 1 |
| Baylisascaris procyonis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16318676 — 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: Baylisascaris Context triple: [Ascarididae, containsTaxon, Baylisascaris]
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A.
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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B.
Megalonema
Megalonema is a genus of freshwater catfish native to South American river systems, belonging to the family Pimelodidae.
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C.
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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D.
Ancylostoma
Ancylostoma is a genus of parasitic hookworms that infect the intestines of mammals, including humans, often causing anemia and other gastrointestinal symptoms.
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E.
Echinococcus granulosus
Echinococcus granulosus is a parasitic tapeworm species that causes cystic echinococcosis (hydatid disease) in humans and various animals.
- 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: Baylisascaris Target entity description: Baylisascaris is a genus of parasitic roundworms best known for infecting wildlife such as raccoons and occasionally causing severe neurological disease in humans and other animals.
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A.
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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B.
Megalonema
Megalonema is a genus of freshwater catfish native to South American river systems, belonging to the family Pimelodidae.
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C.
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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D.
Ancylostoma
Ancylostoma is a genus of parasitic hookworms that infect the intestines of mammals, including humans, often causing anemia and other gastrointestinal symptoms.
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E.
Echinococcus granulosus
Echinococcus granulosus is a parasitic tapeworm species that causes cystic echinococcosis (hydatid disease) in humans and various animals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Baylisascaris procyonis