How to Stop an Epidemic

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References:
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/28/ebola-virus-guinea-first-victim-patient-zero
[2] https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2014/10/ebola-virus-epidemic-containment
[3] https://www.who.int/csr/disease/ebola/ebola-6-months/guinea-chart-big.png?ua=1; https://www.who.int/csr/disease/ebola/one-year-report/virus-origin/en/
[4] https://www.who.int/cholera/technical/secretariat_report/en/
[5] https://www.who.int/csr/disease/ebola/ebola-6-months/guinea/en/
[6] https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2014/10/ebola-virus-epidemic-containment
[7] https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/27/world/africa/guinea-government-bans-bat-soup-to-halt-ebola-outbreak.html
[8] https://www.who.int/csr/disease/ebola/ebola-6-months/lessons/en/
[9] https://www.who.int/choice/demography/by_country/en/
[10] https://www.who.int/csr/disease/ebola/one-year-report/who-response/en/
[11] https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2014/10/ebola-virus-epidemic-containment
[12] https://www.who.int/features/2014/ebola-myths/en/
[13] https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2014/10/ebola-virus-epidemic-containment
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[15] https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/history/2014-2016-outbreak/cumulative-cases-graphs.html
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[17] https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/treatment/index.html
[18] https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/ebola/frequently-asked-questions
[19] https://www.msf.org/liberia-msf’s-new-ebola-management-centres-already-overwhelmed
[20] https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/02/health/ebola-doctors-are-divided-on-iv-therapy-in-africa.html
[21] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4734504/figure/F3/
[22] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/23/-sp-liberia-ebola-crematorium
[23] https://afro.who.int/news/ebola-outbreak-liberia-over
[24] https://news.un.org/en/story/2016/01/519932-west-africa-declared-free-ebola-transmission-un-health-agency-warns-new-flare
[25] https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/17-07-2019-ebola-outbreak-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-declared-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern