I-MAG STS

Generally, our software simulations years ago strongly indicated that once a contagious disease

got established in a city it was very difficult, if not outright impossible, to halt the spread.

This promoted a strategy of trying to defend population centers by physical means - usually

by armed troops and police.  The 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa apparently started in

in Guinea then moved across land borders to Sierra Leone and Liberia. Senegal aggressively

closed its borders (at gunpoint). That tactic works when one has a compact country,

plenty disciplined of military or paramilitary personnel and comparatively few urban areas.

There are links below to populous cities by continent.

Western African cities at risk during the Ebola 2014-2016 outbreak    click here

African cities   click here

Asian cities (excluding India and China)  click here

Australasian cities (Australia, New Zealand, Oceania)  click here

Caribbean and Central American cities  click here

Chinese cities  click here

European cities  click here

Indian cities  click here

North American (Canada, Mexico, United States) cities  click here

South American cities  click here

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