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    "notice": "Timeline entries are editorial and informational. They must not be interpreted as real-time outbreak alerts unless a cited official source confirms the event."
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    {
      "date": "1993",
      "title": "Start of U.S. surveillance reference period",
      "category": "surveillance",
      "country": "United States",
      "summary": "The U.S. case count used in the starter dataset is described by CDC as covering laboratory-confirmed hantavirus disease cases reported since surveillance began in 1993.",
      "sourceName": "CDC — Reported Cases of Hantavirus Disease",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/data-research/cases/index.html",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-12-31",
      "title": "CDC cumulative U.S. reference figure",
      "category": "data",
      "country": "United States",
      "summary": "CDC reported 890 laboratory-confirmed hantavirus disease cases in the United States as of the end of 2023. This is used as the first reviewed value in data.json.",
      "sourceName": "CDC — Reported Cases of Hantavirus Disease",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/data-research/cases/index.html",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-11",
      "title": "HantavirusMeter.info starter dataset published",
      "category": "site",
      "country": "Global",
      "summary": "Initial public dashboard dataset created with one reviewed source-backed record and country entries marked 0 when no verified value is loaded.",
      "sourceName": "HantavirusMeter.info data.json",
      "sourceUrl": "/data.json",
      "status": "editorial"
    },
    {
      "date": "1993",
      "title": "U.S. hantavirus surveillance reference period begins",
      "category": "surveillance",
      "country": "United States",
      "summary": "The current starter dataset cites CDC cumulative U.S. reported hantavirus disease cases since surveillance began in 1993.",
      "sourceName": "CDC — Reported Cases of Hantavirus Disease",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/data-research/cases/index.html",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-12-31",
      "title": "CDC cumulative U.S. case count reference",
      "category": "data",
      "country": "United States",
      "summary": "The starter dataset uses the CDC-reported cumulative figure of 890 laboratory-confirmed hantavirus disease cases in the United States as of the end of 2023.",
      "sourceName": "CDC — Reported Cases of Hantavirus Disease",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/data-research/cases/index.html",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-12",
      "title": "Monitoring center added",
      "category": "site",
      "country": "Global",
      "summary": "HantavirusMeter.info adds a monitoring center separating verified timeline events from pending signals requiring editorial review.",
      "sourceName": "HantavirusMeter.info",
      "sourceUrl": "/monitoring.html",
      "status": "editorial"
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