Friedrich Loeffler Institute
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The Friedrich Loeffler Institute is Germany’s federal research institute for animal health, focusing on the study, prevention, and control of infectious animal diseases.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Friedrich Loeffler Institute canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4783641 — 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: Friedrich Loeffler Institute Context triple: [BMEL, oversees, Friedrich Loeffler Institute]
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A.
Robert Koch Foundation
The Robert Koch Foundation is a German organization that promotes medical and biomedical research, particularly in microbiology and infectious diseases, through prestigious awards and funding.
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B.
Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
The Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research is a German research institute dedicated to studying infectious diseases and developing new strategies for their prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
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C.
Robert Koch Institute
The Robert Koch Institute is Germany’s national public health institute, renowned for its research in infectious diseases, epidemiology, and disease prevention.
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Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
The Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology is a German research institute in Berlin dedicated to fundamental research on infectious diseases and host-pathogen interactions.
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E.
Paul Ehrlich Institute
The Paul Ehrlich Institute is Germany’s federal agency and research institution responsible for the evaluation, authorization, and monitoring of vaccines and biomedicines.
- 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: Friedrich Loeffler Institute Target entity description: The Friedrich Loeffler Institute is Germany’s federal research institute for animal health, focusing on the study, prevention, and control of infectious animal diseases.
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A.
Robert Koch Foundation
The Robert Koch Foundation is a German organization that promotes medical and biomedical research, particularly in microbiology and infectious diseases, through prestigious awards and funding.
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B.
Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
The Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research is a German research institute dedicated to studying infectious diseases and developing new strategies for their prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
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C.
Robert Koch Institute
The Robert Koch Institute is Germany’s national public health institute, renowned for its research in infectious diseases, epidemiology, and disease prevention.
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D.
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
The Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology is a German research institute in Berlin dedicated to fundamental research on infectious diseases and host-pathogen interactions.
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E.
Paul Ehrlich Institute
The Paul Ehrlich Institute is Germany’s federal agency and research institution responsible for the evaluation, authorization, and monitoring of vaccines and biomedicines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal research institute
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government agency of Germany ⓘ research institute ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FLI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
European Union reference laboratories
NERFINISHED
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World Organisation for Animal Health NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employerOf |
epidemiologists
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veterinary scientists ⓘ virologists ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
animal disease control
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animal health ⓘ epidemiology ⓘ infectious animal diseases ⓘ veterinary medicine ⓘ zoonoses ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
diagnostics of animal diseases
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risk assessment of animal disease outbreaks ⓘ vaccine development for animals ⓘ |
| formerName | Reich Research Institute for Animal Virus Diseases NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLaboratoryBiosafetyLevel |
BSL-3
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BSL-4 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Germany
NERFINISHED
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Greifswald-Insel Riems NERFINISHED ⓘ Mecklenburg-Vorpommern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1910 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| legalForm | federal higher authority ⓘ |
| mission |
control of infectious animal diseases
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prevention of infectious animal diseases ⓘ protection of livestock health ⓘ protection of public health from zoonoses ⓘ research on animal diseases ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Friedrich Loeffler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.fli.de ⓘ |
| operatesInSector |
animal health surveillance
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public research ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German federal research institutions network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
African swine fever
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BSE NERFINISHED ⓘ avian influenza ⓘ classical swine fever ⓘ foot-and-mouth disease ⓘ rabies ⓘ vector-borne animal diseases ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Friedrich Loeffler Institute Description of subject: The Friedrich Loeffler Institute is Germany’s federal research institute for animal health, focusing on the study, prevention, and control of infectious animal diseases.
Referenced by (1)
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