WHO Disease Outbreak News Scraper
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WHO Disease Outbreak News Scraper
Scrapes WHO Disease Outbreak News reports by year or disease keyword. Returns each report as a flat row with title, publication date, and full text. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.
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WHO Disease Outbreak News Scraper
Scrape WHO Disease Outbreak News reports by year or disease keyword, up to a million per run. Each report comes with its title, publication date, and full text. No API key or login. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.
The WHO Disease Outbreak News (DON) feed is the authoritative source for verified outbreak reports, but its website offers no bulk export or structured data. This Actor reads the public DON feed directly, filters by publication year or disease keyword, and returns each report as a flat row. Epidemiologists, researchers, and health analysts get clean, machine-readable outbreak data without manual copying.
| Who uses it | What they scrape WHO Disease Outbreak News for |
|---|---|
| Epidemiologists | Monitoring verified outbreak reports for early warning signals |
| Public health researchers | Building datasets of historical disease outbreaks for analysis |
| Health journalists | Tracking new WHO announcements for timely reporting |
| Global health NGOs | Staying updated on disease spread for operational planning |
| Data analysts in pharma | Feeding outbreak data into risk models and dashboards |
What it does
This Actor collects WHO Disease Outbreak News reports by year or disease keyword, and returns each report as a flat row with its title, publication date, and full text.
- 📅 Year filter: collect only reports published in a specific year, such as 2023.
- 🔍 Disease keyword filter: match report titles by substring, for example 'Ebola' or 'Marburg'.
- 📄 Full text included: each row contains the complete report body, not a summary.
- ⚡ Bulk collection: set maxItems up to 1,000,000 to pull the entire archive in one run.
Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.
What you can do with WHO Disease Outbreak News data
📈 Track emerging outbreaks.
An epidemiologist runs the Actor daily with no filters to get the latest WHO Disease Outbreak News reports and flags new diseases for further investigation.
🔬 Build a research dataset.
A public health researcher sets year to 2020 and query to 'COVID' to collect all COVID-19 outbreak reports from that year for a retrospective study.
📰 Monitor for news stories.
A health journalist runs the Actor with query 'Ebola' to receive every WHO report mentioning Ebola, then writes timely articles based on official data.
🗺️ Feed risk models.
A pharma data analyst collects all reports from the past five years and loads them into a dashboard to visualize disease spread patterns.
Why choose this scraper
| What you get | |
|---|---|
| No API key | The WHO DON feed is public; this Actor needs no registration or token. |
| Structured output | Every report becomes a flat row with title, date, and full text. |
| Bulk export | Save results as CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML for downstream tools. |
| Historical coverage | Collect reports from any year available in the feed. |
Configure the run
Drive the Actor with an optional publication year and a disease keyword, and filters run as each report is read so only matches reach your dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.
A first run with the defaults:
A larger pull:
Pricing
Pay-per-result: $0.021 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.
| Results collected | Approximate cost |
|---|---|
| 100 results | $2.10 |
| 1,000 results | $21.00 |
| 10,000 results | $210.00 |
New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.
Free users
Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.
Run it
- Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
- Open the WHO Disease Outbreak News Scraper.
- Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
- Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.
Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.
Use with AI agents (MCP)
Give an AI agent live access to WHO Disease Outbreak News through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:
Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.
Troubleshooting
Why am I getting no results?
Check your filters. If you set a year or keyword that does not match any report, the output will be empty. Try removing filters or using a broader keyword.
The run stops before reaching maxItems.
The Actor stops when it has read all available reports matching your filters. Lower maxItems or remove filters to collect more.
Some reports are missing full text.
The WHO feed may occasionally omit body text for certain reports. This is a limitation of the source, not the Actor.
The run takes too long.
Reduce maxItems or add filters to narrow the collection. The Actor processes reports sequentially.
FAQ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is WHO Disease Outbreak News? | WHO Disease Outbreak News (DON) is the World Health Organization's official feed of verified outbreak reports, covering diseases like Ebola, cholera, and COVID-19. It is the primary source for public health alerts. |
| Do I need a WHO API key? | No. This Actor reads the public DON feed directly, so no registration or API key is required. |
| What data does each report include? | Each row includes the report title, publication date, and full text. The exact fields are shown in the sample output. |
| Can I filter by disease? | Yes. Use the 'Disease or keyword' input to match report titles by substring, such as 'Ebola' or 'Marburg'. |
| Can I filter by year? | Yes. Set the 'Publication Year' input to a four-digit year like 2023 to collect only reports from that year. |
| How many reports can I collect? | Set 'Maximum outbreak reports' to any number up to 1,000,000. The Actor will stop after reaching that count. |
| What export formats are supported? | You can export results as CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from the Apify dataset. |
| Is the data up to date? | The Actor reads the live WHO feed at the time of the run, so it reflects the latest published reports. |
| Can I schedule this Actor? | Yes. Use Apify's scheduler to run it daily or weekly and receive new reports automatically. |
| Does this include historical reports? | The WHO feed contains reports from many years. Use the year filter to target a specific period. |
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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by World Health Organization. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.
