Public health signal radar
Know what's spreading near you before it hits your home.
Browse disease signals around the world for free. Subscribe to get email alerts when something important appears near your home, family, school, business, or travel area.
Free to look. $4.99/month to be alerted.
Today's Disease Watch: Hantavirus, bird flu, measles, norovirus, and respiratory signals
OutbreakThreat helps people watch public disease and outbreak signals by location. Browse the global map for free, then subscribe to get email alerts when official or emerging signals appear near places you care about.
We do not claim a specific current outbreak unless a source-backed signal appears in the database. Public health officials monitor these topics over time; reported signals may lag official reporting.
Start with the globe. Zoom into your life.
The map opens on the full world, then gently focuses on your area when you allow location (or when you search). Colors follow a weather-radar style: calm blues, green for lower concern, yellow watch, orange rising, and red for official high-concern notices.
Free to look. Paid to be alerted.
Everyone can explore signals and read source-linked summaries. Paid plans add email alerts, saved watch locations, radius controls, and (for organizations) multiple recipients and routing rules.
Disease categories we track
- Respiratory illnesses (COVID-19, flu, RSV, TB, and more)
- Child & school concerns (measles, pertussis, HFMD, and more)
- Foodborne pathogens (norovirus, Salmonella, E. coli, and more)
- Vector-borne diseases (West Nile, Lyme, dengue, and more)
- Animal & wildlife signals (rabies, avian influenza, and more)
- Global high-concern diseases (cholera, mpox, polio signals, and more)
- Wastewater & environmental surveillance where published
- Travel-linked health notices from official agencies
Pricing preview
Free Looker
$0
- Browse the global outbreak map
- Browse disease pages & public alerts
- Search by location or disease
- No email alerts
Personal
$4.99/month
- 1 saved location & email alerts
- Radius 5–250 miles
- Official + emerging alerts
- Weekly digest
Family
$9.99/month
- Up to 4 saved locations
- Family-focused filters
- Instant alerts & weekly digest
Pro
$19.99/month
- Multiple recipients & locations
- Role-based routing & rules
- Pro action checklist on alerts
- Branded weekly summary email
How it works
- 1
Browse signals
Explore the map and alert feed with credibility tiers, dates, and original source links.
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Choose a plan
Free for browsing. Paid plans add watch locations, radius, disease preferences, and email delivery.
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Stay calmly informed
When a signal matches your rules, you receive a calm, plain-English summary with a checklist (Pro).
Who uses Outbreak Radar
Public source transparency
Every signal is designed to point back to an original publisher such as WHO, CDC, ECDC, state or county health departments, USDA/USGS where relevant, or carefully labeled emerging corroboration. Methodology and limitations are documented on our Sources page.
FAQ
- Is Outbreak Radar a government website?
- No. Outbreak Radar aggregates links and summaries from official and reputable public sources. Always follow guidance from your local public health authority and your clinician.
- What is free vs paid?
- Browsing the global map, disease pages, and public alert feed is free. Email alerts, saved watch locations, and team recipient tools require a paid subscription.
- Is this medical advice?
- No. Outbreak Radar is informational only. It does not diagnose illness or predict individual risk.
SEO topics & plain definitions
Outbreak signal: a structured entry summarizing a published notice, dataset update, or investigation with date, geography, disease, source, and credibility tier.
Credibility tier: Official sources are government or major agencies; Emerging means reputable corroboration or pending official confirmation; Chatter is weakly verified and hidden by default.
Near you: distance is estimated using coordinates provided in public reporting, which may represent counties or regions rather than exact addresses.