Drawing on his experiences in previous outbreaks, David L. Heymann calls for rapid diagnosis, patient isolation, community engagement and clinical trials.
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Heymann, D. Ebola: learn from the past. Nature 514, 299–300 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/514299a
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