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Abstract

Stopping the Ebola outbreak at its source will take many months. But three core interventions have stopped every previous outbreak and can stop this one: exhaustive case and contact finding, effective response to patients and the community, and preventive interventions.

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Title
Ebola 2014 — New Challenges, New Global Response and Responsibility
Author
Frieden, Thomas R; Damon, Inger; Bell, Beth P; Kenyon, Thomas; Nichol, Stuart 1 

 From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta. 
Pages
1177-1180
Section
Perspective
Publication year
2014
Publication date
Sep 25, 2014
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
ISSN
00284793
e-ISSN
15334406
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1565543794
Copyright
Copyright © 2014 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.