Toxocara canis
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Toxocara canis is a parasitic roundworm of dogs that can cause toxocariasis in humans through accidental ingestion of its eggs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Toxocara canis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16318702 — 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: Toxocara canis Context triple: [Ascarididae, notableSpecies, Toxocara canis]
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A.
Toxascaris
Toxascaris is a genus of parasitic roundworms that commonly infect the intestines of carnivorous mammals, including dogs and wild canids.
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B.
Baylisascaris
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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C.
Parascaris
Parascaris is a genus of large intestinal roundworms that primarily infect horses and other equids, often causing parasitic disease in young animals.
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D.
Echinococcus granulosus
Echinococcus granulosus is a parasitic tapeworm species that causes cystic echinococcosis (hydatid disease) in humans and various animals.
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E.
Ancylostoma duodenale
Ancylostoma duodenale is a parasitic hookworm species that infects the human small intestine, causing iron-deficiency anemia and other gastrointestinal symptoms.
- 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: Toxocara canis Target entity description: Toxocara canis is a parasitic roundworm of dogs that can cause toxocariasis in humans through accidental ingestion of its eggs.
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A.
Toxascaris
Toxascaris is a genus of parasitic roundworms that commonly infect the intestines of carnivorous mammals, including dogs and wild canids.
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B.
Baylisascaris
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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C.
Parascaris
Parascaris is a genus of large intestinal roundworms that primarily infect horses and other equids, often causing parasitic disease in young animals.
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D.
Echinococcus granulosus
Echinococcus granulosus is a parasitic tapeworm species that causes cystic echinococcosis (hydatid disease) in humans and various animals.
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E.
Ancylostoma duodenale
Ancylostoma duodenale is a parasitic hookworm species that infects the human small intestine, causing iron-deficiency anemia and other gastrointestinal symptoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.