Crisis in the Red Zone
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Crisis in the Red Zone is a nonfiction book by Richard Preston that chronicles the 2013–2016 West African Ebola epidemic, blending medical investigation with human stories of the outbreak.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Crisis in the Red Zone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10595387 — 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: Crisis in the Red Zone Context triple: [The Hot Zone, hasRelatedWork, Crisis in the Red Zone]
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A.
The Red Zone
The Red Zone is the official Stanford University student cheering section known for its energetic support at Cardinal football games.
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B.
Code Red
Code Red is a notable musical work performed by the artist Trenches.
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C.
The War Zone
The War Zone is a 1999 British drama film, adapted from Alexander Stuart’s novel, that starkly explores familial abuse and trauma.
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D.
The Grey Zone
The Grey Zone is a 2001 Holocaust drama film written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson that portrays the moral complexities faced by Jewish Sonderkommando prisoners in Auschwitz.
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E.
Center of the Storm
Center of the Storm is the autobiography of John T. Scopes, reflecting on his role in the famous 1925 "Scopes Monkey Trial" over the teaching of evolution in American public schools.
- 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: Crisis in the Red Zone Target entity description: Crisis in the Red Zone is a nonfiction book by Richard Preston that chronicles the 2013–2016 West African Ebola epidemic, blending medical investigation with human stories of the outbreak.
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A.
The Red Zone
The Red Zone is the official Stanford University student cheering section known for its energetic support at Cardinal football games.
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B.
Code Red
Code Red is a notable musical work performed by the artist Trenches.
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C.
The War Zone
The War Zone is a 1999 British drama film, adapted from Alexander Stuart’s novel, that starkly explores familial abuse and trauma.
-
D.
The Grey Zone
The Grey Zone is a 2001 Holocaust drama film written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson that portrays the moral complexities faced by Jewish Sonderkommando prisoners in Auschwitz.
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E.
Center of the Storm
Center of the Storm is the autobiography of John T. Scopes, reflecting on his role in the famous 1925 "Scopes Monkey Trial" over the teaching of evolution in American public schools.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medical history book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| about |
global health
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outbreak investigation ⓘ pandemic preparedness ⓘ zoonotic diseases ⓘ |
| author | Richard Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention response
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Ebola treatment units NERFINISHED ⓘ World Health Organization response ⓘ contact tracing ⓘ international medical teams ⓘ quarantine measures ⓘ |
| describes |
clinical course of Ebola virus disease
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ethical dilemmas in outbreak response ⓘ experimental treatments for Ebola ⓘ failures in global health systems ⓘ origin and spread of the 2013–2016 Ebola outbreak ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
experiences of doctors and nurses
ⓘ
personal stories of patients ⓘ risk faced by frontline health workers ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Guinea
NERFINISHED
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Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
epidemic narrative
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medical nonfiction ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
journalistic
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scientific ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
ⓘ
readers interested in infectious diseases ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
2013–2016 West African Ebola epidemic
NERFINISHED
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Ebola virus disease NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ epidemiology ⓘ medical workers ⓘ public health response ⓘ viral outbreaks ⓘ |
| mediaType |
book
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print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | blend of medical investigation and human stories ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Hot Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesAuthorWith | The Hot Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 2013–2016 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crisis in the Red Zone Description of subject: Crisis in the Red Zone is a nonfiction book by Richard Preston that chronicles the 2013–2016 West African Ebola epidemic, blending medical investigation with human stories of the outbreak.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.