Butembo Health Zone

E106449

administrative health district health zone

Butembo Health Zone is a major administrative and healthcare district in North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for being heavily affected during the 2018–2020 Ebola outbreak.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Butembo	1
Butembo Health Zone canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T903497 — 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: Butembo Health Zone
Context triple: [2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, epicenter, Butembo Health Zone]

A. Bhamo region
Bhamo region is an area in northern Myanmar near the Chinese border, historically significant as a strategic transit point and river port along routes such as the World War II-era Ledo Road.
B. Kigoma Region
Kigoma Region is a western Tanzanian administrative region along Lake Tanganyika, known for its biodiversity and as a center for primate research.
C. Ubangi-Shari territory
Ubangi-Shari territory was a French colonial territory in central Africa that later became the modern nation of the Central African Republic.
D. Tabora Region
Tabora Region is an inland administrative region in western Tanzania known historically as a key hub for trade and rail transport.
E. Kibondo
Kibondo is a town in western Tanzania that serves as an administrative and commercial center in the Kigoma Region.
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: Butembo Health Zone
Target entity description: Butembo Health Zone is a major administrative and healthcare district in North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for being heavily affected during the 2018–2020 Ebola outbreak.

A. Bhamo region
Bhamo region is an area in northern Myanmar near the Chinese border, historically significant as a strategic transit point and river port along routes such as the World War II-era Ledo Road.
B. Kigoma Region
Kigoma Region is a western Tanzanian administrative region along Lake Tanganyika, known for its biodiversity and as a center for primate research.
C. Ubangi-Shari territory
Ubangi-Shari territory was a French colonial territory in central Africa that later became the modern nation of the Central African Republic.
D. Tabora Region
Tabora Region is an inland administrative region in western Tanzania known historically as a key hub for trade and rail transport.
E. Kibondo
Kibondo is a town in western Tanzania that serves as an administrative and commercial center in the Kigoma Region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative health district ⓘ health zone ⓘ
administrativeLevel	sub-provincial health district ⓘ
affectedBy	2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ surface form: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic Ebola virus disease ⓘ
country	Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
epidemicControlActivities	Ebola case detection ⓘ Ebola vaccination campaigns ⓘ community engagement ⓘ contact tracing ⓘ infection prevention and control ⓘ
governedBy	Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
hasFunction	coordination of primary health care ⓘ disease surveillance ⓘ implementation of national health policies ⓘ outbreak response coordination ⓘ
hasHealthFacilityType	general hospital ⓘ health center ⓘ health post ⓘ
hasPopulationCharacteristic	high population density ⓘ significant internal displacement due to conflict ⓘ
hasRole	epidemiological surveillance unit ⓘ primary health-care delivery area ⓘ
healthSystem	DRC national health system ⓘ
locatedIn	North Kivu Province ⓘ Ituri Province ⓘ surface form: eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
locatedInConflictRegion	Kivu conflict area ⓘ
notableEvent	Ebola treatment centers attacks during 2018–2020 outbreak ⓘ
notableFor	heavy impact during the 2018–2020 Ebola outbreak ⓘ
partOf	Butembo ⓘ surface form: Butembo city North Kivu provincial health system ⓘ
publicHealthChallenges	Ebola virus disease outbreaks ⓘ community mistrust during outbreaks ⓘ insecurity and armed conflict ⓘ limited health infrastructure ⓘ
regionType	urban health zone ⓘ
supportedBy	International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ⓘ Médecins Sans Frontières ⓘ UNICEF ⓘ World Health Organization ⓘ
surveillanceFocusDiseases	Ebola virus disease ⓘ cholera ⓘ malaria ⓘ measles ⓘ
timePeriodOfMajorOutbreak	2018–2020 ⓘ
usesLanguage	French ⓘ Swahili ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo → epicenter → Butembo Health Zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Butembo