Pandemic Watch

Pandemic Watch is an outbreak reference library and bulletin feed for curious readers, travelers, and public-health watchers. It collates verified Disease Outbreak News bulletins from the World Health Organization, WHO situation reports published through ReliefWeb, surveillance data from the U.S. CDC, advisories from PHAC (Public Health Agency of Canada), and outbreak coverage from major newsrooms, then pairs each one with plain-language reference content so you understand what each bulletin actually means.

The live feed covers multiple diseases, currently hantavirus and ebola, with new pathogen support added as outbreaks emerge.

The app is informational. It is not medical advice, does not replace consultation with a qualified healthcare professional, and does not connect to HealthKit or collect any personal health data.

WHAT YOU GET

• Calm dashboard showing currently-monitored outbreaks with WHO source badges, case and death counts across active outbreaks, and an explanatory risk-context paragraph for each outbreak. When a health authority has reported higher figures than the latest WHO bulletin, the card shows them beside the WHO number with the source named. Outbreaks WHO has formally declared over move to the archive. No real-time mortality counters, no alarm framing.

• Reference library: nine native sections covering Outbreaks 101 (how outbreaks are classified by WHO, how to read a Disease Outbreak News bulletin, transmission patterns, prevention principles), plus a comprehensive guide to hantavirus including symptoms, transmission, strains, prevention, treatment, history, and FAQs. Additional pathogen guides (starting with ebola) ship over the air as the bundled content library expands. Every section is cited to primary sources you can open in Safari.

• Bulletin feed: the latest outbreak news from WHO Disease Outbreak News, ReliefWeb, CDC, PHAC, and major newsrooms (CBC, CNN, ABC, CBS), with date stamps and source attribution. Tap any bulletin to read context.

• Custom alerts (Pandemic Watch Pro): get a push notification when a new outbreak is reported, or when confirmed cases or deaths cross a threshold you set. Threshold alerts act on the earliest reported figures, so you hear about a number when it is first reported rather than at the next bulletin. Manage rules in-app.

• Live outbreak map: the dashboard hero is an interactive world map showing which countries currently have active monitored outbreaks, color-coded by pathogen with great-circle spread arcs between origin and affected countries. Tap to open a fullscreen interactive view and tap a country for details.

PANDEMIC WATCH PRO

A monthly or annual subscription unlocks custom alert rules and removes display ads. The core dashboard, reference library, and bulletin feed are free.

• Annual saves about 37% compared with paying monthly. Prices are shown in your local currency.

Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions.

SOURCES

All outbreak data is sourced from public health agencies and accredited newsrooms:
• World Health Organization Disease Outbreak News
• WHO situation reports published through ReliefWeb
• WHO updates on Bluesky
• U.S. CDC National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System
• Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Rapid Risk Assessments
• Health-news coverage from CBC News, CNN Health, ABC News, and CBS News

Companion website with the full reference library, archive, and email signup: pandemicwatch.org

PRIVACY

We do not collect personally identifiable information. We do not connect to HealthKit. We do not share user data with third parties for marketing. Ads, when shown to non-subscribers, are served by Google AdMob and may use IDFA only with your explicit App Tracking Transparency consent.

Privacy policy: https://pandemicwatch.org/privacy
Terms of use: https://pandemicwatch.org/terms