cytomegalovirus
E1472741
UNEXPLORED
Cytomegalovirus is a common herpesvirus that can cause serious disease in newborns and immunocompromised individuals, making it a key target for vaccine development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| cytomegalovirus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21228152 — 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: cytomegalovirus Context triple: [mRNA vaccine, canTarget, cytomegalovirus]
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A.
John Cunningham virus
John Cunningham virus is a human polyomavirus that typically remains latent but can cause the severe demyelinating brain disease progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in immunocompromised individuals.
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B.
JC virus
JC virus is a human polyomavirus that typically causes asymptomatic infection but can lead to severe demyelinating brain disease in immunocompromised individuals.
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C.
KSHV
KSHV is the ICAO airport code assigned to Shreveport Regional Airport in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.
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D.
EBV
EBV is the National Rail station code for Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station in Wales.
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E.
Epstein–Barr virus infection
Epstein–Barr virus infection is a common herpesvirus illness that can cause infectious mononucleosis and is associated with various autoimmune and neurological complications.
- 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: cytomegalovirus Target entity description: Cytomegalovirus is a common herpesvirus that can cause serious disease in newborns and immunocompromised individuals, making it a key target for vaccine development.
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A.
John Cunningham virus
John Cunningham virus is a human polyomavirus that typically remains latent but can cause the severe demyelinating brain disease progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in immunocompromised individuals.
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B.
JC virus
JC virus is a human polyomavirus that typically causes asymptomatic infection but can lead to severe demyelinating brain disease in immunocompromised individuals.
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C.
KSHV
KSHV is the ICAO airport code assigned to Shreveport Regional Airport in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.
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D.
EBV
EBV is the National Rail station code for Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station in Wales.
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E.
Epstein–Barr virus infection
Epstein–Barr virus infection is a common herpesvirus illness that can cause infectious mononucleosis and is associated with various autoimmune and neurological complications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.