Sudan ebolavirus
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Sudan ebolavirus is a species of ebolavirus that causes a severe and often fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans and nonhuman primates, primarily in parts of Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sudan ebolavirus canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4131854 — 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: Sudan ebolavirus Context triple: [Ebola virus disease, causativeAgent, Sudan 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.
Reston ebolavirus
Reston ebolavirus is a species of ebolavirus that primarily infects nonhuman primates and pigs and is notable for being the only known ebolavirus that has caused asymptomatic infections in humans.
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C.
Ebolavirus
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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D.
Taï Forest ebolavirus
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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E.
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.
- 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: Sudan ebolavirus Target entity description: Sudan ebolavirus is a species of ebolavirus that causes a severe and often fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans and nonhuman primates, primarily in parts of Africa.
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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.
Reston ebolavirus
Reston ebolavirus is a species of ebolavirus that primarily infects nonhuman primates and pigs and is notable for being the only known ebolavirus that has caused asymptomatic infections in humans.
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C.
Ebolavirus
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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D.
Taï Forest ebolavirus
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ebolavirus
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virus species ⓘ |
| antiviralTherapyStatus | no specific antiviral approved as of 2024 ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevel | BSL-4 agent ⓘ |
| caseFatalityRateRange | approximately 40–70 percent ⓘ |
| clinicalFeature |
hemorrhagic manifestations
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severe weakness ⓘ sudden onset of fever ⓘ vomiting and diarrhea ⓘ |
| disease |
Sudan virus disease
ⓘ
viral hemorrhagic fever ⓘ |
| enveloped | true ⓘ |
| family | Filoviridae ⓘ |
| firstDescribed | 1976 ⓘ |
| firstOutbreakLocation | Nzara, Sudan ⓘ |
| genomeSegmentation | nonsegmented genome ⓘ |
| genomeType | negative-sense single-stranded RNA ⓘ |
| genus | Ebolavirus ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
South Sudan
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ Uganda ⓘ parts of East Africa ⓘ |
| host |
bat (suspected reservoir)
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human ⓘ nonhuman primate ⓘ |
| incubationPeriodRange | 2–21 days ⓘ |
| notableOutbreak |
1976 Sudan outbreak
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2000–2001 Gulu, Uganda outbreak ⓘ 2011 Uganda outbreak ⓘ 2012 Uganda outbreaks ⓘ 2022 Uganda outbreak ⓘ |
| order | Mononegavirales ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Ebolavirus ⓘ |
| realm | Riboviria ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bombali ebolavirus
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Bundibugyo ebolavirus ⓘ Reston ebolavirus ⓘ Taï Forest ebolavirus ⓘ Zaire ebolavirus ⓘ |
| shape | filamentous ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute |
direct contact with blood
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direct contact with body fluids ⓘ direct contact with contaminated materials ⓘ nosocomial transmission ⓘ |
| treatment |
fluid and electrolyte management
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supportive care ⓘ treatment of co-infections ⓘ |
| vaccineAvailability | no widely licensed vaccine as of 2024 ⓘ |
| WHO_RiskGroup | Risk Group 4 pathogen ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sudan ebolavirus Description of subject: Sudan ebolavirus is a species of ebolavirus that causes a severe and often fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans and nonhuman primates, primarily in parts of Africa.
Referenced by (7)
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