Threat Surveillance - A minimalist, ad-free global virus and outbreak dashboard.
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While official public health portals are often slow, fragmented, or buried inside heavy PDFs, Outbreak Tracker provides a zero-bloat, live monitoring utility for global pathogen data.
Engineered to load instantly on low-bandwidth networks, it aggregates raw chronological metrics and transmission paths for ongoing spikes like Cyclospora and Ebola. It is completely ad-free, respects user privacy, and prioritizes pure, accessible data layout over editorial noise.
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Finally something that loads fast and skips the clickbait. The chronological pathogen breakdown was genuinely useful, especially seeing transmission paths laid out plainly. No ads and no fluff.
@fatih928031 Hey, thank you so much for the positive feedback, I appreciate it. If you ever have any future concerns please let me know !
Best,
Somesh
Honestly the load time is what got me, basically instant even on my spotty connection. Liked that it just dumps the outbreak data without all the extra fluff you usually get on those health sites.
@basar95467 Hi, thank you for the positive feedback! I appreciate it. If you ever have any future concerns please let me know !
Best,
Somesh
Genuinely useful for what it is. Loads fast and the chronological format makes it easy to track transmission spikes without wading through PDFs.
@serdarurim Hey, thank you for the positive feedback. I appreciate it. If you ever have any future concerns please let me know !
Best,
Somesh
Adding an export to CSV option would make this way more useful for folks wanting to analyze trends in spreadsheets or share clean datasets with their team.
@yavuzwrpt Hi, this is an excellent addition that never clicked me. Thank you for the suggestion, when I add this feature I will always mention your name for appreciation.
Best,
Somesh
Have you considered adding customizable email or SMS alerts for specific pathogens or regions. That would make it way more useful for people like me who don't want to constantly check the site but still need to know when something spikes near them or in places my family is traveling.
@anlcengi7zjn Hey, this is a brilliant idea that I did not think of adding. A few other comments also mentioned this idea. Thank you to you and everyone who suggested this, when I add this feature I will be sure to mention your name and the others as a token of appreciation.
Best,
Somesh
Would love to see a simple opt-in email or RSS alert when a specific pathogen's case count jumps past a user-set threshold, so I don't have to keep checking the dashboard manually during outbreak season.
@nurayzbilgtes5 Hey, this is a brilliant idea that I did not think of adding. A few other comments also mentioned this idea. Thank you to you and everyone who suggested this, when I add this feature I will be sure to mention your name and the others as a token of appreciation.
Best,
Somesh
The no-ads approach plus the lightweight layout is honestly such a breath of fresh air compared to clunky government portals. Really appreciate that you prioritized raw data over filler.
@linalb2v Hi, thank you for the positive feedback ! I appreciate it. If you ever have any future concerns please let me know !
Best,
Somesh
Speed and no-ads aside, the thing I'd want to understand for something in the health-data space is sourcing - are you pulling directly from WHO/CDC-type feeds, or aggregating from news reporting? On outbreak data specifically, provenance matters as much as load time, since a wrong number spreading fast is worse than a slow correct one.
@galdayan Hey, glad this was asked in case others wondering as well. The about page shows some sources cited, and each disease page also shows clickable links for sourced info. Numerical Data is pulled directly from these sources, I dont craft or fluff them into desired figures. Hope this gives some clarity !
Thank you for the note and feedback.
Best,
Somesh
the low-bandwidth angle is what stands out to me, most outbreak data tools assume you're on decent wifi and load a dozen charts before showing anything useful. curious if you're pulling straight from WHO/CDC feeds or aggregating news reports for case counts, since that changes how much I'd trust a spike number at a glance
Pazi
This looks super exciting — congrats on bringing Threat Surveillance to life! 🚀🚀