Table 1.

Loop's elements

Loop Name	Components
R1	Getting infected => Number of infected
R2	Getting infected => Number of infected => Number of death => Number of unsafe funerals
R3	Public attention towards Ebola => Fear among the population => Rate of attention growth
R4	Rate of attention growth => Demand for media coverage on Ebola => Media Coverage on Ebola
R5	Rate of attention growth => Demand for media coverage on Ebola => Media Coverage on Ebola => Misinformation => Uncertainty about Disease => Fear among the population
B1	Getting infected => Number of infected => Susceptible population
B2	Situational Awareness => Number of unsafe funerals => Getting infected => Number of infected => Number of death => Number of death reported => Perceived number of death
B3	Situational Awareness => Quarantining / Hospitalizing Rate => Getting infected => Number of infected => Number of death => Number of death reported => Perceived number of death
B4	Getting infected => Number of infected => Number of death => Number of death reported => Fear among the population => Rate of attention growth => Public attention towards Ebola => Avoidance of public space because of disease spread => Contact rate
B5	Situational Awareness => Number of unsafe funerals (Quarantining / Hospitalizing Rate) => Getting infected => Number of infected => Interventions for stopping disease => Efforts of related organizations to communicate with the public about Ebola => Knowledge about Safe Burial
B6	Situational Awareness => Number of unsafe funerals (Quarantining / Hospitalizing Rate) => Getting infected => Number of infected => Interventions for stopping disease => Efforts of related organizations to communicate with the public about Ebola => Knowledge about Quarantining
B7	Public attention towards Ebola => Issue Fatigue => Attention towards other topics