Third Plague Pandemic
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The Third Plague Pandemic was a global outbreak of bubonic plague that began in China in the mid-19th century, spread worldwide via trade routes, and led to the modern scientific understanding of plague and its transmission.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Third Plague Pandemic canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Third Plague Pandemic Context triple: [Black Death, relatedTo, Third Plague Pandemic]
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A.
Justinianic Plague
The Justinianic Plague was a devastating 6th-century pandemic of bubonic plague that ravaged the Byzantine Empire and Mediterranean world, often considered a precursor to the later Black Death.
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B.
Black Death
The Black Death was a devastating 14th-century pandemic of bubonic plague that killed tens of millions of people in Europe, Asia, and North Africa and profoundly reshaped medieval society.
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C.
Great Plague of London
The Great Plague of London was a devastating outbreak of bubonic plague in 1665–1666 that killed a large portion of the city’s population and marked the last major epidemic of its kind in England.
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D.
2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak
The 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak was the largest and deadliest Ebola epidemic in history, primarily affecting Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone and prompting a major international public health emergency response.
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E.
Yersinia pestis
Yersinia pestis is a highly virulent bacterium responsible for plague, including the historic pandemics of bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic forms.
- 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: Third Plague Pandemic Target entity description: The Third Plague Pandemic was a global outbreak of bubonic plague that began in China in the mid-19th century, spread worldwide via trade routes, and led to the modern scientific understanding of plague and its transmission.
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A.
Justinianic Plague
The Justinianic Plague was a devastating 6th-century pandemic of bubonic plague that ravaged the Byzantine Empire and Mediterranean world, often considered a precursor to the later Black Death.
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B.
Black Death
The Black Death was a devastating 14th-century pandemic of bubonic plague that killed tens of millions of people in Europe, Asia, and North Africa and profoundly reshaped medieval society.
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C.
Great Plague of London
The Great Plague of London was a devastating outbreak of bubonic plague in 1665–1666 that killed a large portion of the city’s population and marked the last major epidemic of its kind in England.
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D.
2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak
The 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak was the largest and deadliest Ebola epidemic in history, primarily affecting Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone and prompting a major international public health emergency response.
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E.
Yersinia pestis
Yersinia pestis is a highly virulent bacterium responsible for plague, including the historic pandemics of bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic forms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bubonic plague pandemic
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infectious disease outbreak ⓘ pandemic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
anti-epidemic legislation in British India
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development of plague vaccines ⓘ public health reforms in colonial India ⓘ quarantine measures in port cities ⓘ rise of modern epidemiology ⓘ |
| bacteriumIdentifiedAt |
Hong Kong, China
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surface form:
Hong Kong
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| bacteriumIdentifiedIn | 1894 ⓘ |
| causativeAgent | Yersinia pestis ⓘ |
| deathTollEstimate | over 12 million deaths in India and China ⓘ |
| deathTollRegion |
millions of deaths in China
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millions of deaths in India ⓘ |
| endemicLegacy |
establishment of persistent plague foci in wildlife reservoirs
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long-term plague endemicity in parts of Africa ⓘ long-term plague endemicity in parts of Asia ⓘ long-term plague endemicity in parts of the Americas ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
coincided with expansion of global steamship travel
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occurred during the era of European imperialism ⓘ |
| keyScientist |
Alexandre Yersin
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Shibasaburo Kitasato ⓘ |
| ledTo |
development of plague control measures
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identification of Yersinia pestis as plague bacterium ⓘ modern concepts of zoonotic disease reservoirs ⓘ modern scientific understanding of plague ⓘ |
| mainDisease | bubonic plague ⓘ |
| peakImpact |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| publicHealthImpact |
influenced early international health regulations
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stimulated creation of international sanitary conventions ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | third major plague pandemic after the Plague of Justinian and the Black Death ⓘ |
| significantSpreadVia |
global trade routes
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maritime trade routes ⓘ |
| spreadTo |
Africa
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Australia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Hong Kong, China ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
India ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| startLocation |
China
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Yunnan Province ⓘ
surface form:
Yunnan, China
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| startTime |
circa 1855
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mid-19th century ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute |
flea bites
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human-to-human transmission in pneumonic cases ⓘ |
| transmissionVector |
rat fleas
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rodents ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Third Plague Pandemic Description of subject: The Third Plague Pandemic was a global outbreak of bubonic plague that began in China in the mid-19th century, spread worldwide via trade routes, and led to the modern scientific understanding of plague and its transmission.
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