chikungunya virus
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Chikungunya virus is a mosquito-borne alphavirus that causes acute febrile illness with severe joint pain and has been responsible for numerous outbreaks in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| chikungunya virus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17261994 — 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: chikungunya virus Context triple: [Aedes aegypti, vectorFor, chikungunya virus]
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A.
Zika virus
Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that can cause mild illness in adults but is strongly associated with severe birth defects such as microcephaly when contracted during pregnancy.
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B.
Chengue
Chengue is an archaeological site in Colombia associated with the pre-Columbian Tairona culture, known for its stone terraces and evidence of complex indigenous settlement.
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C.
Sindbis virus
Sindbis virus is an arthropod-borne alphavirus that primarily infects birds and humans, causing febrile illness and rash, and is transmitted by mosquitoes such as those of the Culex genus.
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D.
West Nile virus
West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that can cause febrile illness, encephalitis, and meningitis in humans and other animals.
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E.
Rift Valley fever virus
Rift Valley fever virus is a mosquito-borne phlebovirus that primarily affects livestock and can cause severe disease, including hemorrhagic fever and encephalitis, in humans.
- 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: chikungunya virus Target entity description: Chikungunya virus is a mosquito-borne alphavirus that causes acute febrile illness with severe joint pain and has been responsible for numerous outbreaks in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
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A.
Zika virus
Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that can cause mild illness in adults but is strongly associated with severe birth defects such as microcephaly when contracted during pregnancy.
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B.
Chengue
Chengue is an archaeological site in Colombia associated with the pre-Columbian Tairona culture, known for its stone terraces and evidence of complex indigenous settlement.
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C.
Sindbis virus
Sindbis virus is an arthropod-borne alphavirus that primarily infects birds and humans, causing febrile illness and rash, and is transmitted by mosquitoes such as those of the Culex genus.
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D.
West Nile virus
West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that can cause febrile illness, encephalitis, and meningitis in humans and other animals.
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E.
Rift Valley fever virus
Rift Valley fever virus is a mosquito-borne phlebovirus that primarily affects livestock and can cause severe disease, including hemorrhagic fever and encephalitis, in humans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Aedes aegypti