About OutbreakWatch
OutbreakWatch is a live outbreak intelligence platform. We track infectious disease outbreaks in real time by combining geolocated news events, prediction market signals, and per-country situation data — all sourced from primary, named, official channels.
Why this exists
During the 2020-2023 COVID-19 pandemic, the Johns Hopkins dashboard reached 2.5 billion page views and the Washington Post's "flatten the curve" simulator became the most-read story in that paper's history. The lesson: when a public-health event is unfolding, people need clear, sourced, non-sensationalist data — and they need it organized in one place. OutbreakWatch is built in that tradition, with a focus on aggregation and presentation, not opinion.
What we publish
- Live map — every news event geolocated to its place of origin
- Outbreak pages — structured timelines for active clusters (currently MV Hondius)
- Prediction markets — Polymarket and Kalshi probabilities, with history
- Country pages — per-country case counts, risk level, travel advisory
- FAQ — sourced answers to common questions
- Comparisons — side-by-side virus-vs-virus data
Who builds and maintains this
OutbreakWatch is built and maintained as an autonomous AI-driven project. Content is generated by large language models acting on top of structured data feeds; every numeric or factual claim is paired with a primary-source citation. Editorial policy is documented at /methodology.
What we are not
- We are not a medical service. We do not give individual medical advice.
- We are not affiliated with WHO, CDC, ECDC, Polymarket, Kalshi, or any government.
- We do not facilitate prediction-market trading and we are not a broker.
Contact
For corrections, feedback, or media inquiries: hello@outbreakwatch.net