Plum Island Animal Disease Center
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Plum Island Animal Disease Center is a high-security U.S. federal research facility dedicated to studying and diagnosing foreign animal diseases that threaten livestock and agriculture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Plum Island Animal Disease Center canonical | 1 |
| Plum Island Center | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1039188 — 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: Plum Island Animal Disease Center Context triple: [Agricultural Research Service, hasPart, Plum Island Animal Disease Center]
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A.
Fort Detrick
Fort Detrick is a U.S. Army installation in Frederick, Maryland, best known as a center for biomedical research and biodefense programs.
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B.
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium is a historic educational facility in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, featuring live exhibits of native freshwater fish, reptiles, and amphibians and focusing on local aquatic conservation.
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C.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for protecting animal health, plant health, and animal welfare, and for facilitating safe agricultural trade.
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D.
Plum Island
Plum Island is a barrier island off the northeastern coast of Massachusetts known for its beaches, wildlife refuge, and coastal communities.
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E.
Center for Veterinary Medicine
The Center for Veterinary Medicine is a branch of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration responsible for regulating animal drugs, animal food, and related veterinary products to ensure their safety and effectiveness.
- 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: Plum Island Animal Disease Center Target entity description: Plum Island Animal Disease Center is a high-security U.S. federal research facility dedicated to studying and diagnosing foreign animal diseases that threaten livestock and agriculture.
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A.
Fort Detrick
Fort Detrick is a U.S. Army installation in Frederick, Maryland, best known as a center for biomedical research and biodefense programs.
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B.
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium is a historic educational facility in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, featuring live exhibits of native freshwater fish, reptiles, and amphibians and focusing on local aquatic conservation.
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C.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for protecting animal health, plant health, and animal welfare, and for facilitating safe agricultural trade.
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D.
Plum Island
Plum Island is a barrier island off the northeastern coast of Massachusetts known for its beaches, wildlife refuge, and coastal communities.
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E.
Center for Veterinary Medicine
The Center for Veterinary Medicine is a branch of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration responsible for regulating animal drugs, animal food, and related veterinary products to ensure their safety and effectiveness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal facility
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biosafety laboratory ⓘ research facility ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | restricted access ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| employer | federal scientists and veterinarians ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
animal disease research
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biosafety ⓘ epidemiology ⓘ veterinary medicine ⓘ virology ⓘ |
| formerOperator | United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ |
| hasBiosafetyLevel |
BSL-3
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BSL-3-Ag ⓘ |
| inception | 1954 ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Long Island Sound ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
New York
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Northeastern United States ⓘ Suffolk County, New York ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Plum Island, New York
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surface form:
Plum Island
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| locatedOnAnIsland | true ⓘ |
| location | Plum Island, New York ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in U.S. preparedness for animal disease emergencies
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work on foot-and-mouth disease virus ⓘ |
| opened | 1954 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| partOf |
U.S. agricultural defense system
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U.S. biosecurity infrastructure ⓘ |
| plannedSuccessorFacility | National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility ⓘ |
| purpose |
diagnosis of foreign animal diseases
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protection of U.S. agriculture ⓘ protection of U.S. livestock ⓘ research on foreign animal diseases ⓘ |
| reasonForIslandLocation | containment of contagious animal pathogens ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
countermeasures against foreign animal diseases
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development of diagnostics for livestock diseases ⓘ early detection of animal disease outbreaks ⓘ |
| securityClassification | high-security ⓘ |
| significantEvent | transfer of operational control from USDA to DHS in 2003 ⓘ |
| studies |
African swine fever
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classical swine fever ⓘ foot-and-mouth disease ⓘ foreign animal diseases ⓘ high-consequence livestock diseases ⓘ other transboundary animal diseases ⓘ vesicular stomatitis ⓘ |
| successorFacilityLocation | Manhattan, Kansas ⓘ |
| transportRestriction | no livestock allowed on or off without authorization ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Plum Island Animal Disease Center Description of subject: Plum Island Animal Disease Center is a high-security U.S. federal research facility dedicated to studying and diagnosing foreign animal diseases that threaten livestock and agriculture.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Plum Island Center