Taï Forest ebolavirus
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Taï Forest ebolavirus is a rare species of ebolavirus known for causing a single documented non-fatal human infection linked to contact with infected chimpanzees in Côte d’Ivoire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taï Forest ebolavirus canonical | 6 |
| Taï Forest virus disease | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4131856 — 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: Taï Forest ebolavirus Context triple: [Ebola virus disease, causativeAgent, Taï Forest 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.
2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was a major Ebola virus outbreak in the country’s conflict-affected eastern region that became the second-largest Ebola epidemic ever recorded and prompted a global emergency response.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Taï Forest ebolavirus Target entity description: Taï Forest ebolavirus is a rare species of ebolavirus known for causing a single documented non-fatal human infection linked to contact with infected chimpanzees in Côte d’Ivoire.
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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.
2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was a major Ebola virus outbreak in the country’s conflict-affected eastern region that became the second-largest Ebola epidemic ever recorded and prompted a global emergency response.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ebolavirus
ⓘ
virus species ⓘ |
| associatedWith | viral hemorrhagic fever ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup |
Filoviridae
ⓘ
surface form:
filoviruses
|
| biosafetyLevelRequired | BSL-4 ⓘ |
| caseFatalityRateInDocumentedHumanCase | 0% ⓘ |
| discoveredInContextOf | chimpanzee mortality event in Taï National Park ⓘ |
| disease |
Taï Forest ebolavirus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Taï Forest virus disease
|
| enveloped | true ⓘ |
| family | Filoviridae ⓘ |
| firstHumanCaseLocation |
Côte d'Ivoire
ⓘ
surface form:
Côte d’Ivoire
Taï National Park ⓘ |
| firstHumanCaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| genomeType | negative-sense single-stranded RNA ⓘ |
| genus | Ebolavirus ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Côte d'Ivoire
ⓘ
surface form:
Côte d’Ivoire
West Africa ⓘ |
| hasEnvelopeProteinType | glycoprotein (GP) ⓘ |
| hasGenomeSegment |
GP gene
ⓘ
L gene ⓘ NP gene ⓘ VP24 gene ⓘ VP30 gene ⓘ VP35 gene ⓘ VP40 gene ⓘ |
| hasSegmentedGenome | false ⓘ |
| hostSpeciesInIndexCase | chimpanzee ⓘ |
| ICTVStatus | recognized species ⓘ |
| indexPatientExposure | necropsy of infected chimpanzee ⓘ |
| indexPatientOccupation | ethologist ⓘ |
| knownHumanCasesCount | 1 ⓘ |
| knownHumanCasesOutcome | non-fatal ⓘ |
| naturalHost | mammals ⓘ |
| order | Mononegavirales ⓘ |
| outbreakPattern | no known large human outbreaks ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Ebolavirus ⓘ |
| pathogenicTo |
humans
ⓘ
non-human primates ⓘ |
| rarity | rare ⓘ |
| realm | Riboviria ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bombali ebolavirus
ⓘ
Bundibugyo ebolavirus ⓘ Reston ebolavirus ⓘ Sudan ebolavirus ⓘ Zaire ebolavirus ⓘ |
| requiresContainmentMeasures | high ⓘ |
| shape | filamentous ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute |
contact with infected non-human primates
ⓘ
direct contact with infected animal tissues ⓘ |
| viralFamilyType | filovirus ⓘ |
| zoonotic | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taï Forest ebolavirus Description of subject: Taï Forest ebolavirus is a rare species of ebolavirus known for causing a single documented non-fatal human infection linked to contact with infected chimpanzees in Côte d’Ivoire.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Taï Forest virus disease