2017 Bas-Uélé Province Ebola outbreak
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The 2017 Bas-Uélé Province Ebola outbreak was a localized Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that marked one in a series of recurrent Ebola flare-ups in the country.
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| 2017 Bas-Uélé Province Ebola outbreak canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19157008 — 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: 2017 Bas-Uélé Province Ebola outbreak Context triple: [2018 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak, precededBy, 2017 Bas-Uélé Province Ebola outbreak]
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2017 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak
The 2017 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak was a localized flare-up of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that was quickly contained through rapid public health intervention.
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B.
2007 Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo
The 2007 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was a deadly epidemic in Kasai-Occidental Province that resulted in dozens of cases and fatalities and was caused by the highly virulent Zaire ebolavirus.
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C.
2018 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak
The 2018 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak was a significant Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that prompted an international public health response due to its spread risk and severity.
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D.
2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak
The 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak was the largest and deadliest Ebola epidemic in history, primarily affecting Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone and prompting a major international public health emergency response.
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E.
2003 Ebola outbreak in the Republic of the Congo
The 2003 Ebola outbreak in the Republic of the Congo was a significant epidemic of Ebola virus disease that caused numerous deaths and highlighted the region’s vulnerability to recurring filovirus outbreaks.
- 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: 2017 Bas-Uélé Province Ebola outbreak Target entity description: The 2017 Bas-Uélé Province Ebola outbreak was a localized Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that marked one in a series of recurrent Ebola flare-ups in the country.
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A.
2017 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak
The 2017 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak was a localized flare-up of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that was quickly contained through rapid public health intervention.
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B.
2007 Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo
The 2007 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was a deadly epidemic in Kasai-Occidental Province that resulted in dozens of cases and fatalities and was caused by the highly virulent Zaire ebolavirus.
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C.
2018 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak
The 2018 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak was a significant Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that prompted an international public health response due to its spread risk and severity.
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D.
2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak
The 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak was the largest and deadliest Ebola epidemic in history, primarily affecting Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone and prompting a major international public health emergency response.
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E.
2003 Ebola outbreak in the Republic of the Congo
The 2003 Ebola outbreak in the Republic of the Congo was a significant epidemic of Ebola virus disease that caused numerous deaths and highlighted the region’s vulnerability to recurring filovirus outbreaks.
- F. None of above. chosen
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