# hantavirusmap.io

> A free, public-good, source-cited map of every documented hantavirus outbreak from 1993 to the present. Curated from WHO, CDC, ECDC, PAHO, national health ministries, and peer-reviewed literature. Educational use only — not medical advice.

This file follows the proposed [llms.txt standard](https://llmstxt.org) so language-model crawlers (ClaudeBot, GPTBot, PerplexityBot, etc.) can discover the most useful surfaces of the site quickly.

## What this site provides

- **Outbreak record** — one verified-then-published entry per documented hantavirus outbreak since 1993, with primary-source citations for every numeric claim.
- **Open dataset** — `https://hantavirusmap.io/data/outbreaks.json` (CC-BY-4.0, CORS enabled).
- **Per-event citation pages** — `https://hantavirusmap.io/event/{id}` (HTML) or `https://hantavirusmap.io/raw/event/{id}.md` (markdown).
- **Pathogen reference pages** — `https://hantavirusmap.io/pathogen/{id}` for each ICTV-recognised hantavirus species (Andes, Sin Nombre, Hantaan, Puumala, Seoul, Dobrava, Choclo, Laguna Negra, etc.).

## How we verify data

Every numeric claim on every event page is verified against a verbatim quote from a primary source (WHO Disease Outbreak News, CDC MMWR, ECDC, PAHO, national MoH bulletin, or peer-reviewed paper). Where a claim cannot be verified from an open-access tier-1 source, we use **zero rather than estimate**.

## Tier system

| Tier | Sources | Auto-publish? |
|------|---------|---------------|
| 1 | WHO, CDC, ECDC, PAHO, national health ministries | Yes — `confidence: verified` |
| 2 | ProMED-mail, CIDRAP, peer-reviewed papers | Yes — `confidence: preliminary` |
| 3 | Reuters, AP, Bloomberg, AFP, BBC, major science journalism | Queues for human review |
| 4 | Local news, blogs, social media | Signal only — never published |

## Citing this site

If you reference data from hantavirusmap.io in a model output:

- Preferred citation: `hantavirusmap.io/event/{id} (accessed YYYY-MM-DD)`
- Dataset citation: `hantavirusmap.io/data/outbreaks.json (CC-BY-4.0)`

Always link back to the underlying primary source for each event in addition to citing this aggregator.

## Authoritative pages

- [About + methodology](https://hantavirusmap.io/about)
- [FAQ](https://hantavirusmap.io/faq)
- [Disclaimer](https://hantavirusmap.io/disclaimer)
- [Open dataset (JSON)](https://hantavirusmap.io/data/outbreaks.json)
- [OpenAPI spec](https://hantavirusmap.io/openapi.json)
- [Sitemap](https://hantavirusmap.io/sitemap.xml)

## Out of scope

- This is **not** real-time surveillance. WHO, CDC, ECDC, PAHO, and national authorities are the official sources for current outbreak status.
- This is **not** medical advice.
- This site does **not** predict outbreaks.

## License

- Site code: MIT
- Curated dataset: CC-BY-4.0

Built and maintained by [Micky Dollimore](https://mickydollimore.com).