Outbreak Brief
A daily plain-language dashboard of the DRC Ebola outbreak (and future outbreaks) aggregating WHO situation reports, verified news, and key statistics with downloadable, citable figures.
journalists and policy researchers covering global health in Europe and beyond
- Daily plain-language summary of WHO situation reports with one-line headline
- Live timeline of cases, deaths, geographic spread, and reproduction-rate estimates
- Side-by-side comparison to past outbreaks (2014 West Africa, 2025 Kivu) for context
- Downloadable charts and cited figures ready for republication
The DRC outbreak is escalating fast and a major German outlet is already running '1500 dead' as breaking news; journalists need a faster way to ground their coverage in WHO-grade data
Active DRC Ebola outbreak (16th declared Sept 4 2025; 64 cases/45 deaths per WHO DON 30 Nov 2025) plus a larger 17th Bundibugyo outbreak (3,220 cases/1,407 deaths per ECDC 25 Jul 2026) confirms real-time journalist demand; however Google Trends 'ebola' at 200+ DE searches is modest, not viral.WHO: Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo (DON) ↗Ebola Map — Live Global Ebola Outbreak Tracker ↗
Market is saturated with free, well-instrumented alternatives: EbolaMap.org, HealthMap, EIOS (WHO initiative), OutbreakNow, OutbreakTracker.live, Epidemic Tracker, plus WHO/CDC/Africa CDC own dashboards — little room for a differentiated paid product.OutbreakNow - Real-Time Global Health Surveillance ↗HealthMap – Flu & Ebola Surveillance ↗WHO EIOS Initiative ↗Live Disease Outbreak Tracker ↗
No evidence of willingness to pay — WHO/CDC/ECDC situation reports are free, and all major competitors (EbolaMap, HealthMap, OutbreakNow, OutbreakTracker) are free; journalists can already cite WHO/UN OCHA primary sources directly without a paid intermediary.Ebola Map — Live Global Ebola Outbreak Tracker (free) ↗OutbreakNow pricing page (free public access) ↗
Outbreak coverage is episodic — demand spikes during events and collapses between them; idea can pivot across pathogens but the niche of 'citable figures for journalists' is small and easily served by free dashboards or by reporters reading WHO reports directly.CDC Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation ↗
Trivial to build — WHO, CDC, Africa CDC, ECDC and ReliefWeb publish structured situation reports, and news aggregation via RSS/AP is straightforward; aggregation-only products have low technical moat, which is exactly why so many clones exist.WHO AFRO Ebola outbreak page with situation reports ↗