the widespread view that eating dog meat was a healthy alternative to bush meat. dog meat was implicated in a june 2015 liberian outbreak of ebola, where three villagers who had tested positive for the disease had shared a meal of dog meat. ebola in print crisis in the hot zone (1992 article) article written for the new yorker by richard preston. a short chronicle of how marburg virus and ebola virus may have entered the united states. the hot zone (1995 book) a non-fiction thriller also by richard preston, following a few of the incidents and origins of viral hemorrhagic fevers. ebola: a documentary novel of its first explosion in zaire by a doctor who was there (1995 book) a self-written chronicle of american surgeon william close's experiences during the 1976 ebola outbreak. executive orders (1996 novel) a fictional thriller by tom clancy, where a strain of ebola virus is used as a biological weapon. ebola: through the eyes of the people (2002 book) a novelization of individuals' experiences and reactions during the 1976 ebola outbreak by william close. ebola: die entfesselte seuche (2014 article) the september 2014 issue of the german magazine der spiegel cover featured ebola-related graphic, and articles about the epidemic. one of the articles had an interview with peter piot, one of the discoverers of the ebola disease in the 1970s. called for life: how loving our neighbor led us into the heart of the ebola epidemic (2015 book) a memoir by an american doctor and his wife about their experiences in liberia and the united states during the 2013–2016 west african outbreak. dr. kent brantly became the first american to return to the united states to be treated for ebola virus disease. having and fighting ebola — public health lessons from a clinician turned patient (2015 article) in february 2015, the new england journal of medicine published dr craig spencer's self written account of his fight against ebola, and the nationwide effects of his infection. ebola in film outbreak (1995 film) a medical disaster film, loosely based on richard preston's book, the hot zone, that focuses on a fictional outbreak of an ebola-like virus in zaire and the united states. ebola syndrome (1996 film) a fictional film in which the antagonist gets infected by ebola; however being immune he becomes a living carrier. he then infects many others through his further misdeeds. dasavathaaram (2008 film) a science fiction disaster film where a bio weapon using a combination of marburg and ebola is created. it is eventually destroyed by a "large quantity of salt". ebola in music "white ebola" (2014 song) a political song by mr. monrovia, ag da profit and daddy cool, centered on the general mistrust of foreigners. "ebola is real" (2014 song) a hip hop tune done in collaboration with liberian hipco artists f.a., soul fresh, deng, adolphus scott (a liberian communication specialist for unicef) and liberia's ministry of health & social. "state of emergency" (2014 song) a hip hop tune by tan tan b and quincy b, produced without government involvement. "ebola in town" (2014 song) a dance tune by d-12, shadow and kuzzy of 2 kings, a group of west african rappers, warns people of the dangers of the ebola virus and explaining how to react, became popular in guinea and liberia during the first quarter of 2014. a dance was developed in which no body contact was required, a rare occurrence in african dance. some health care workers from the ifrc had concerns that the "ebola in town" song's warning "don't touch your friend" may worsen the stigma. "ebola est là" "(ebola is here)" (2014 song) a parody of rihanna's "umbrella" by senegalese rapper xuman. the song's lyrics warn locals that, "the disease is among our neighbours, liberians and guineans." the track was a hit. "africa stop ebola" (2014 song) features contributions from malians amadou & mariam, salif keita, oumou sangaré, kandia kouyaté, guinean mory kanté, sia tolno, ivorian tiken jah fakoly, congolese barbara kanam and senegalese didier awadi. it was recorded to raise awareness of ebola and offers info on how people can protect themselves from the disease. the song is sung in several local languages, including english, french, soussou, bambara, kissi and lingala. "africa must stand and fight together fight ebola" (2014 song) a george weah and ghanaian musician sidney produced song to raise awareness about ebola. all proceeds from the track been donated to the liberian health ministry. "ebola does not discriminate" (2014 song) a song written and performed by mohamed s tyson conteh ('special c') with a music video produced by future view film group, purple field productions and weowntv, asking sierra leoneans to follow the safe practices and precautions from the health authorities. the song also features a rap from local artist aok. "lilies" (2014 song) grammy winner lupe fiasco released a song that includes ebola as part of the lyrics, produced by the buchanans and featuring sirah.a quarantine travel pass for people providing help to people who are infected with ebola "do they know it's christmas?" (2014 song) at a press conference on 10 november 2014, bob geldof and midge ure announced the band aid 30 project in aid of the ebola crisis. artists including one direction, bono, chris martin, emeli sande, underworld, sinead o'connor, paloma faith, foals and bastille recorded the adjusted lyrics for the song. on 16 november 2014 the song premiered in britain's x factor sunday night results show, and was formally released on 17 november 2014. "ebola (la la)" (2014 song) a controversial parody of fergie's "l.a. love (la la)", done by rucka rucka ali. "let us live together again" (2015 song) an anti-stigma track recorded by lawrence logan aka marvellous, abigail vinton, quincy borrows and florence jlopeh in association with the liberia red cross national society and produced in collaboration with the musicians union of liberia. the initiative, launched on 13 february 2015 aims to promotes tolerance, solidarity and compassion for the reintegration of ebola survivors back into their communities. ebola in broadcasting friends (tv series, 1994–2004; 1995 episode "the one with five steaks and an eggplant") to break an awkward silence, chandler bing says, "so, the ebola virus. that's gotta suck, huh?" in 2014, when ebola reached america, some sources incorrectly said chandler had predicted the ebola outbreak, even though the disease had been discovered in 1976. a 5-minute public service advert was carefully crafted by adolphus scott and others, to increase general ebola awareness. the clip runs an estimated 5 times a day on liberian local tv stations. liberian radio programme directors have increased vernacular ebola prevention programs' air time on 44 community radio stations to include most of the 30 minority languages used in the rural areas. programmes of 30 minutes, 3 times a day, include commercials, phone-ins and news, broadcast in the local language. only about 20% of liberians understand english. a sierra leone dj, amara bangura, shares knowledge about ebola in his weekly show which is transmitted on 35 stations in sierra leone. he takes selected questions from the text messages sent in and gets answers from health experts and government officials. in october 2014, sierra leone launched a school by radio program, that will be transmitted on 41 of the local radio stations as well as on the only local tv station. there will be a variety of subjects on the 6 day a week, 4 hour shows. education minister minkailu bah raised concerns on the difficulty of reaching many of the school children with a 25% radio ownership and less than 2% tv. however schools are not expected to open until early 2015.screen snapshot of the isos and multichoice ebola advert a 1-minute animated public service advert was produced by international sos and multichoice. it was created for broadcast on the african satellite service that covers most of africa. the pay-tv service had 8 million subscribers in africa at that time. #kickeboloutofsierraleone (september 2014 documentaries) a group of sierra leonean filmmakers, future view film group, put together several educational videos about ebola. in november prince william expressed his support in a quick video backed by the ebola does not discriminate track. surviving ebola (october 2014 documentary) on 8 october 2014, the us pbs debuted a television show which included first-hand interviews with ebola survivors. today (november 2014 show) six us ebola survivors were interviewed together on the show. alternative christmas message (december 2014 show) a former ebola patient who recovered from ebola after being infected while working as a nurse in west africa, delivered the uk's channel 4 christmas message including info about the spread of the disease. ebola conspiracies the liberian observer, a major liberian newspaper, has repeatedly published ebola-related conspiracy theories. in september 2014 it published an article claiming that ebola and the aids virus are genetically modified organisms to be used as bio-weapons on africans in an attempt to reduce africa's population. in october the story went viral on social media. as the ebola virus epidemic in west africa developed in 2014, a number of popular self-published and well-reviewed books containing sensational and misleading information about the disease appeared in electronic and printed formats. the authors of some such books admitted that they lacked medical credentials and were not technically qualified to give medical advice. the world health organization and the united nations stated that such misinformation had contributed to the spread of the disease. in liberia, some body-collection teams dispatched to collect the ebola dead have collected bribes to issue falsified death certificates to family members, stating that their dead relative did not die from ebola. the body of the ebola victim would also be left with relatives. ebola carries a stigma in liberia, and some families do not want to admit that their relative died of ebola. another factor is that families wish to give their relative a traditional burial. in late october 2014, it was reported that harassment of gay liberians in monrovia was occurring after some church leaders said that "god was angry with liberians over corruption and immoral acts such as homosexuality, and that ebola was a punishment". the harassment included car windows being smashed and some gay people were forced from their homes and had to go into hiding. "the ebola outbreak was sparked by a bewitched aircraft that crashed in a remote part of sierra leone, casting a spell over three west african countries – but a heavily alcoholic drink called bitter kola can cure the virus." "some members of the community thought it was a bad spirit, a devil or poisoning." at the beginning of the outbreak, many did not believe that the disease existed. "i thought it was a lie (invented) to collect money because at that moment i hadn't seen people affected in my community." general there are a number of ebola-themed jokes circulating in west africa to spread awareness. in july 2014, the liberian football association made an announcement that all soccer related activities would be put on hold "indefinitely to protect players and fans." in september 2014, in a joint venture between fifa and who, the antoinette tubman stadium was converted into an ebola treatment center. the 2015 african cup of nations (afcon) was temporarily put on hold when the original hosts, morocco, asked the confederation of african football (caf) to postpone the final games till 2016, due to the ebola outbreak. caf eventually moved the finals to equatorial guinea, which eliminated morocco from the game as hosts, and brought equatorial guinea in, even though they had been eliminated prior. however the qualifiers for 2015 afcon have been influenced by many countries' fear of ebola, with many refusing to enter or allow entry of teams from affected countries. in july 2014, seychelles refused entry to the sierra leone team. caf ruled that seychelles forfeited the game, giving sierra leone an automatic pass to the next stage. lesotho refused to send the under-20 team to nigeria. caf again ruled that lesotho forfeited the game, sending nigeria through to the finals. in august 2014, caf also decided to forbid any official games in guinea, liberia and sierra leone. for liberia, who had already been eliminated, this was not of concern. sierra leone managed to move some home games to the visiting team's home; both home and