Fear on the networks: analyzing the 2014 Ebola outbreak

Although the evidence is fragmented and some of its real effects are contradictory, it is clear that fear, trust, love, and skepticism influence the behavior of individuals participating in social networks (1, 2). Given this dynamic, social networks provide unlimited opportunities to improve public health interventions (3). However, to harness the power of social networking, an effective online communications strategy requires an unambiguous