Triple

T903503
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo E19496 entity
Predicate precededBy P97 FINISHED
Object 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.
E106450 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: 2017 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak | Statement: [2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, precededBy, 2017 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2017 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak
Context triple: [2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, precededBy, 2017 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak]
  • A. 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.
  • 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.
  • C. 2015–2016 Zika virus outbreak
    The 2015–2016 Zika virus outbreak was a major global health crisis, centered in the Americas, marked by mosquito-borne transmission and severe birth defects such as microcephaly, prompting international public health emergencies and coordinated responses.
  • D. 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.
  • E. 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.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: 2017 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak
Triple: [2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, precededBy, 2017 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak]
Generated description
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.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2017 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak
Target entity description: 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.
  • A. 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.
  • 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.
  • C. 2015–2016 Zika virus outbreak
    The 2015–2016 Zika virus outbreak was a major global health crisis, centered in the Americas, marked by mosquito-borne transmission and severe birth defects such as microcephaly, prompting international public health emergencies and coordinated responses.
  • D. 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.
  • E. 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.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a4939e889c8190ac148b3ac1a7f90b completed March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4ad58334881908df191140b786780 completed March 1, 2026, 9:19 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a7c736bb6c8190a9cad1ef536be785 completed March 4, 2026, 5:46 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a7c7a5f03c81908bd3ed9eb3710141 completed March 4, 2026, 5:48 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a7c888cd98819082dc39739d14dc67 completed March 4, 2026, 5:52 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.