Public API

Free JSON endpoints for verified Ebola surveillance data. An API key is required — pass it via the x-api-key header. CORS-enabled. Cached 60s. Rate limit: 60 req/min per IP. Please attribute ebolascan.com.

Need a key? DM @EbolaScan on X — free, usually issued within 24h.

Base URL

https://ebolascan.com

GET/api/public/cases

Verified ebola cases (last 14 days by default).

Query params

countrySubstring match on country/location name (e.g. argentina)
severitycritical | high | moderate | low
sinceDaysLookback window, 1–365 (default 14)
limitMax results, up to 500 (default 200)

Example

curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY" https://ebolascan.com/api/public/cases

GET/api/public/stats

Global stats + country breakdown for the last 14 days.

Example

curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY" https://ebolascan.com/api/public/stats

GET/api/public/feed

Merged verified feed (WHO DONs, ProMED, news) + raw ProMED signals.

Query params

limitMax feed items (default 60, max 200)

Example

curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY" https://ebolascan.com/api/public/feed

License & Attribution

Data is aggregated from WHO Disease Outbreak News, ProMED-mail, PAHO, NICD, and public AIS streams. Released under CC BY 4.0. When using, link back to ebolascan.com.

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