Considering the estimated network represents only a small fraction (0.13) of the actual number of links, and only 16.6% of the estimated links are correct, the EGP-based mitigation is surprisingly effective in both slowing down the progress and reducing the peak incidence rate of the outbreaks. We show that systematic isolation of only 8.6% of the total population reduced the peak infection rate by about 40% and delayed the peak infection time by about 20%, as compared to the unmitigated case. More importantly, even though random isolation also reduced and delayed the peak, the targeted intervention is still significantly better.