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Formatting guide

This page shows what’s available when writing resource pages. Everything below is valid MyST Markdown and renders on the site.


Standard metadata header

Every resource page starts with this:

# Resource Title

Type · **Organisation** · Authors · Date

Description text.

[Visit resource](https://...)

Text formatting

Bold text, italic text, and inline code.



Lists

Bullet list:

Numbered list:

  1. First step

  2. Second step

  3. Third step


Tables

ParameterEstimateSource
Incubation period2–21 daysWHO
Case fatality rate25–34%McCabe et al.
Serial interval15.3 daysEpiparameter

Code blocks

R example with syntax highlighting:

library(epiparameter)
ebola_params <- epiparameter_db(disease = "ebola")
plot(ebola_params)

Python example:

import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_csv("outbreak_data.csv")
df.groupby("health_zone")["cases"].sum()

Admonitions


Images

![Alt text](path/to/image.png)

Images can be placed in an assets/ directory alongside the resource file or in the top-level assets/ folder.


Block quotes

This outbreak represents a significant public health emergency requiring coordinated international response.

WHO Situation Report, June 2026


Math

Inline math: R0=1.8R_0 = 1.8

Display math:

Rt=R0⋅S(t)/NR_t = R_0 \cdot S(t) / N

Footnotes

The case fatality rate varies by setting[1].


Horizontal rules

Use --- to separate sections visually, as shown throughout this page.

Footnotes
  1. See McCabe et al. (2026) for a detailed breakdown by health zone.