Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Public health officials and the general public often lack timely, centralized information on emerging infectious disease outbreaks, making it difficult to detect trends, assess risks, and respond effectively to health threats.
Solution
Flu & Ebola Map aggregates data from news outlets, eyewitness reports, expert discussions, and official sources to provide a continuously updated, web‑based surveillance map of infectious and environmental disease events worldwide. Users can filter alerts by disease category, location, species, and significance, and receive email notifications for specific threats. Visual cues such as color‑coded markers and size variations convey the noteworthiness and geographic scope of each alert, while the platform supports multiple languages and high‑contrast display options for accessibility. The system’s automated pipeline runs 24/7, integrating Bayesian filtering and other statistical methods to prioritize alerts and reduce noise, delivering a comprehensive view of current public‑health risks.
Target Audience
Primary users include public health agencies, local health departments, libraries, and travelers who need up‑to‑date information on disease outbreaks, as well as researchers and clinicians monitoring infectious disease trends.
Features
- Interactive map with disease‑category filters (e.g., Respiratory, Hemorrhagic, Vectorborne) and species filters for animal and environmental events
- Color‑coded and size‑scaled markers indicating alert significance and geographic level (country, state/province, local)
- Email alert subscription allowing users to monitor specific diseases or regions in real time
- High‑contrast and label display options to improve readability for diverse user needs
- Integration of multiple data streams (news, eyewitness reports, expert‑curated sources) processed with Bayesian filtering to rank alert importance
- Multilingual support and 24/7 automated data collection for continuous global coverage