Disease and outbreak signals in Pittsburgh's news coverage, with the state as context for thin city-level signals.
Local health coverage suggests outbreak anxiety is cooling: disease outbreaks appeared 59 times and were receding, while pandemic outbreaks appeared 34 times and were also receding. The remaining viral, influenza and cancer signals were small and flat.
| Signal | News Reported | Recent (2024–26) | Prior (2021–23) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease Outbreak | 59 | 0 | 12 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Outbreak | 34 | 0 | 10 | ▼ receding |
| Viral Outbreak | 11 | 0 | 0 | — flat |
| Pandemic Response | 8 | 0 | 0 | — flat |
| Coronavirus Outbreak | 7 | 0 | 0 | — flat |
| Covid Outbreak | 6 | 0 | 3 | ▼ receding |
| Influenza Outbreak | 5 | 0 | 0 | — flat |
| Cancer Outbreak | 5 | 0 | 0 | — flat |
| Signal | News Reported | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| Disease Outbreak | 1,201 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Outbreak | 544 | ▼ receding |
| Viral Outbreak | 193 | ▼ receding |
| Coronavirus Outbreak | 151 | ▼ receding |
| Vaccine Preventable Disease Outbreak | 133 | ▼ receding |
| Covid Outbreak | 129 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Response | 107 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Relief | 99 | ▼ receding |
| Vaccine Disease Outbreak | 62 | ▼ receding |
| Drug Epidemic | 33 | — flat |
| Opioid Epidemic | 32 | ▼ receding |
| Nursing Home Outbreak | 31 | ▲ rising |
disease signals drawn from local news coverage
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