Biotechnology
Disease outbreaks, global immunisation coverage, genome sequencing costs, clinical trials, and biotech research trends.
Key Facts
Updated 7/28/2026Sources: NIH NHGRI (sequencing cost) · ClinicalTrials.gov (CRISPR & gene therapy trials) · WHO DON (outbreak alerts) · WHO GHO (immunisation).
Disease Outbreaks & Immunisation
WHO Disease Outbreak Map
Most recent first
Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
17 Jul 2026
Nipah virus disease
India
25 Jun 2026
Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus
Democratic Republic of the Congo
21 May 2026
Measles
Bangladesh
23 Apr 2026
Avian Influenza A(H9N2)
Italy
10 Apr 2026
Nipah virus infection
Bangladesh
6 Feb 2026
Marburg virus disease
Ethiopia
26 Jan 2026
Avian Influenza A(H5N5)
United States of America
5 Dec 2025
Ebola virus disease
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Dec 2025
Rift Valley fever
Mauritania
5 Nov 2025
Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1
Israel
20 Aug 2025
Nipah Virus Infection
India
6 Aug 2025
Avian Influenza A(H5N1)
Cambodia
5 Jul 2025
Anthrax
Thailand
29 May 2025
Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2)
Papua New Guinea
20 May 2025
Measles
Morocco
13 May 2025
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
12 May 2025
Sudan virus disease
Uganda
26 Apr 2025
Avian Influenza A(H5N1)
Mexico
17 Apr 2025
Invasive meningococcal disease
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
11 Apr 2025
Cholera
Angola
28 Mar 2025
Measles
United States of America
27 Mar 2025
Marburg virus disease- United Republic of
Tanzania
13 Mar 2025
Cluster of community deaths in Basankusu, Equateur
Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 Mar 2025
Marburg Virus Disease-United Republic of
Tanzania
14 Feb 2025
Zika virus disease
India
29 Jan 2025
Chapare haemorrhagic fever- the Plurinational State of
Bolivia
20 Jan 2025
Outbreak of suspected Marburg Virus Disease- United Republic of
Tanzania
14 Jan 2025
Acute respiratory infections complicated by malaria (previously undiagnosed disease)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
27 Dec 2024
Marburg virus disease
Rwanda
20 Dec 2024
Undiagnosed disease
Democratic Republic of the Congo
8 Dec 2024
Malaria
Ethiopia
31 Oct 2024
Marburg virus disease- The Republic of
Rwanda
30 Sept 2024
Influenza A(H1N1) variant virus
Viet Nam
4 Sept 2024
Mpox
Sweden
30 Aug 2024
Acute encephalitis syndrome due to Chandipura virus
India
23 Aug 2024
Recent disease outbreak alerts worldwide (past 12 months), deduplicated by disease and country. Source: WHO Disease Outbreak News.
Global Immunisation Coverage
Global coverage (%) for key childhood vaccines from 2000 to present. DTP3 (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis – 3rd dose) is the standard WHO benchmark for immunisation programme strength. MCV = measles-containing vaccine, HepB = hepatitis B, PCV = pneumococcal conjugate. Source: WHO Global Health Observatory.
Genomics & Biotechnology
Cost to Sequence a Human Genome
Cost of sequencing a complete human genome, from $100M in 2001 to under $1,000 today - outpacing Moore’s Law. Logarithmic scale. Source: NHGRI via Our World in Data.
Clinical Trials by Therapy Type
Total number of registered clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov for key biotech therapeutic approaches. Counts include all phases and statuses.
CRISPR Publications Per Year
Annual CRISPR-related publications indexed in PubMed, showing the explosion of research since the 2012 breakthrough. Source: PubMed / NCBI.
Biotech Research Publications (All Time)
Total publications indexed in PubMed for key biotechnology research areas: gene therapy, CRISPR, genomics, and mRNA vaccines. Source: PubMed / NCBI.