Additionally Ebola (Zaire) has previously been shown to be potentially spread via aerosols. https://www.nature.com/articles/srep00811, the CDC and associated institutions resolutely claim this is not possible, yet also insist on full respirator PPE. For any institution to claim we know much about this strain isnt true. An alarming fact to update ones prior is the current size of the outbreak and its rapid development compared to ALL previous outbreaks (yes conditions on the ground maybe confounding this), but the scientific approach would be to say, we simply do not have enough evidence to make any claims of significance.

I am quite worried about the potential for this situation in the DRC (a country of ~116m people, ~55% rural) to 1) not burn itself out, 2) act as a smouldering viral reservoir where occasional spillovers occur to the western hemisphere.

2) Is interesting politically for Western countries, because even if a mass pandemic DOES NOT occur (this is my base case), the pressure of containing a handful of regularly appearing and likely high profile Ebola cases by public health authorities will be acutely felt politically and socially. It is very possible some sorts of lockdowns are implemented. Yes vaccines are in development, yes rapid antigen testing is possible. But this is no Covid, 50%+ CFR is a totally different beast! I think this is potentially close to some sort of worst case scenario from a social and political perspective even if the public health impact IS limited.

I would suggest it is a little more than a “mix up”. My alma mater has a responsibility here to act.

Also the math in this gist doesnt math.

So maybe the chargeout rate is highly informative.

2/10 would not read again.

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                   /|\
                 [ROOT]
                n=25000
              /    |    \
           [N]    [I]    [C]
          .33    .51    .94  <-- UCB1 winner
           |      |    /   \
         [OH]   [MEH] [E]   [E]
         coal   socks NICE  NICE
           |             \    \
          :/              :)   :)

       MCTS: Monte Carlo Tree Santa

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        to the nice list" - S. Claus