Ebolavirus
E414769
Ebolavirus is a genus of filamentous, enveloped RNA viruses in the Filoviridae family that cause severe and often fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ebolavirus canonical | 9 |
| Ebola virus | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4131852 — 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: Ebolavirus Context triple: [Ebola virus disease, causativeAgent, Ebolavirus]
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A.
Zaire ebolavirus
Zaire ebolavirus is a highly virulent species of Ebola virus responsible for severe hemorrhagic fever outbreaks in humans, including the major 2014–2016 epidemic in West Africa.
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B.
Ebola virus disease
Ebola virus disease is a severe, often fatal illness in humans caused by infection with Ebola virus, characterized by fever, hemorrhaging, and organ failure, and known for causing major outbreaks such as the 2014–2016 West Africa epidemic.
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C.
rVSV-ZEBOV
rVSV-ZEBOV is an experimental recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus-based vaccine developed to protect humans against infection by the Zaire strain of the Ebola virus.
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D.
Hendra virus
Hendra virus is a highly lethal zoonotic virus originating in fruit bats that can infect horses and humans, causing severe respiratory and neurological disease.
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E.
Tilapia lake virus
Tilapia lake virus is an emerging viral pathogen that causes severe disease and high mortality in farmed tilapia, posing a major threat to global aquaculture.
- 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: Ebolavirus Target entity description: Ebolavirus is a genus of filamentous, enveloped RNA viruses in the Filoviridae family that cause severe and often fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates.
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A.
Zaire ebolavirus
Zaire ebolavirus is a highly virulent species of Ebola virus responsible for severe hemorrhagic fever outbreaks in humans, including the major 2014–2016 epidemic in West Africa.
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B.
Ebola virus disease
Ebola virus disease is a severe, often fatal illness in humans caused by infection with Ebola virus, characterized by fever, hemorrhaging, and organ failure, and known for causing major outbreaks such as the 2014–2016 West Africa epidemic.
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C.
rVSV-ZEBOV
rVSV-ZEBOV is an experimental recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus-based vaccine developed to protect humans against infection by the Zaire strain of the Ebola virus.
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D.
Hendra virus
Hendra virus is a highly lethal zoonotic virus originating in fruit bats that can infect horses and humans, causing severe respiratory and neurological disease.
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E.
Tilapia lake virus
Tilapia lake virus is an emerging viral pathogen that causes severe disease and high mortality in farmed tilapia, posing a major threat to global aquaculture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
taxon
ⓘ
virus genus ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevel | BSL-4 ⓘ |
| causes |
Ebola virus disease
ⓘ
viral hemorrhagic fever ⓘ |
| containsSpecies |
Bombali ebolavirus
ⓘ
Bundibugyo ebolavirus ⓘ Reston ebolavirus ⓘ Sudan ebolavirus ⓘ Taï Forest ebolavirus ⓘ Zaire ebolavirus ⓘ |
| discoveredIn |
1976
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| discoveredInCountry | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| diseaseOutcome |
multi-organ failure
ⓘ
severe hemorrhagic fever ⓘ |
| enveloped | true ⓘ |
| family | Filoviridae ⓘ |
| genomeOrganization | encodes seven structural proteins ⓘ |
| genomeType |
negative-sense single-stranded RNA
ⓘ
non-segmented RNA genome ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Central Africa
ⓘ
Reston ebolavirus ⓘ
surface form:
China (Reston ebolavirus)
Philippines ⓘ
surface form:
Philippines (Reston ebolavirus)
West Africa ⓘ |
| host |
human
ⓘ
non-human primate ⓘ |
| inactivatedBy |
70% ethanol
ⓘ
bleach ⓘ heat ⓘ |
| mortality | high case fatality rate ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ebola River ⓘ |
| naturalReservoir | fruit bat ⓘ |
| order | Mononegavirales ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Filoviridae ⓘ |
| protein |
RNA-dependent RNA polymerase L
ⓘ
VP24 ⓘ VP30 ⓘ VP35 ⓘ VP40 ⓘ glycoprotein GP ⓘ nucleoprotein NP ⓘ |
| realm | Riboviria ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| transmissionBetweenHumans | true ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute |
contact with contaminated surfaces
ⓘ
direct contact with blood ⓘ direct contact with body fluids ⓘ nosocomial transmission ⓘ |
| virionShape | filamentous ⓘ |
| zoonotic | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ebolavirus Description of subject: Ebolavirus is a genus of filamentous, enveloped RNA viruses in the Filoviridae family that cause severe and often fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ebola virus
subject surface form:
human adenovirus serotype 26
this entity surface form:
Ebola virus
this entity surface form:
Ebola virus
this entity surface form:
Ebola virus
this entity surface form:
Ebola virus