Sources

Every data point on Hantavirus Live is linked to its originating source. This page lists all sources used by the aggregation pipeline, organised by tier. For an explanation of how tiers work, see the methodology page.

Tier 1 — Supranational authorities

These sources carry the highest weight. When they conflict with lower-tier sources, their figures take precedence.

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

Surveillance data, annual epidemiological reports, threat assessments, and outbreak updates for the EU/EEA.
ecdc.europa.eu ↗

World Health Organization (WHO)

Disease Outbreak News (DON), situation reports, risk assessments, and the outbreak toolbox.
who.int — Disease Outbreak News ↗

Tier 2 — National authorities

National-level agencies that publish case data, risk assessments, and clinical guidance for their jurisdiction.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

NNDSS surveillance data, Health Alert Network advisories, clinician briefs, and situation summaries.
cdc.gov — Hantavirus ↗

Robert Koch Institute (RKI) — Germany

National surveillance data for hantavirus infections in Germany, published via SurvStat@RKI.
rki.de ↗

Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI) — Germany

Federal research institute for animal health; provides zoonotic and reservoir data relevant to hantavirus ecology.
fli.de ↗

UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

Case monitoring and contact tracing for UK nationals, including those linked to the MV Hondius cluster.
gov.uk — UKHSA ↗

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

Regional surveillance for the Americas, including Andes virus activity in Argentina, Chile, and neighbouring countries.
paho.org ↗

Additional national agencies will be added as the data pipeline expands to cover more countries.

Tier 3 — Media signals

News reports are tracked as early-warning signals that a new official publication may be forthcoming. They are never used as case data and are displayed separately from official figures on the map.

GDELT Project

Global media monitoring. Used to detect emerging news coverage that may precede official publications.
gdeltproject.org ↗

Geographic data

Natural Earth

Public-domain country boundary data used for the map choropleth. Simplified GeoJSON served from this website (no external requests).
naturalearthdata.com ↗

OpenFreeMap

Open-source vector tile service for the base map layer. No API key, no tracking.
openfreemap.org ↗