# CDC API

> CDC returns disease facts, vaccine schedules, and travel health information as a workflow and API.

CDC’s Get disease facts returns disease information when given a disease name. CDC’s Get vaccine schedule returns vaccines and dose guidance for a supplied age or age group. CDC’s travel methods return health notices or destination guidance when given an optional or required destination.

- Page: https://fous.com/workflows/cdc
- Handle: `@cdc`
- Category: [Health](https://fous.com/workflows/category/health)
- Source website: https://cdc.gov
- Last verified: Sep 29, 2026
- Fous is not affiliated with CDC.

## Methods

### Get disease facts

Operation `get_disease_facts`, version 1. 1 credit per call.

Get CDC facts about a disease by name, including symptoms, spread, prevention, treatment, and higher-risk groups when covered. A review date is returned only when CDC labels one.

**Input**

| Field | Type | Required | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `disease` | string | yes | `"Lyme disease"` | Disease name in plain words, for example, measles or Lyme disease. |

**Input schema**

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "disease"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "disease": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Disease name in plain words, for example, measles or Lyme disease.",
      "examples": [
        "Lyme disease",
        "measles",
        "malaria"
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "disease": "Lyme disease"
    },
    {
      "disease": "measles"
    },
    {
      "disease": "malaria"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Output**

| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `overview` | string or null | `"Some people think of measles as just a little rash and fever that clear up in a few days. But measles can cause serious` | What the disease is. |
| `symptoms` | string or null | `"Untreated Lyme disease can produce a wide range of symptoms, depending on the stage of infection. These include fever, ` | Signs and symptoms. |
| `treatment` | string or null | `"Early diagnosis and proper antibiotic treatment of Lyme disease are important and can help prevent more serious forms o` | Treatment information. |
| `prevention` | string or null | `"Prevent tick bites The best defense against Lyme disease is to prevent tick bites . This will reduce your risk of other` | How to prevent it. |
| `disease_name` | string | `"Lyme Disease"` | The disease name used by CDC. |
| `how_it_spreads` | string or null | `"Lyme disease bacteria causing human infection in the United States are spread to people by blacklegged ( Ixodes ) ticks` | How it spreads or is acquired. |
| `main_page_link` | string | `"https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/about/index.html"` | The CDC disease facts page. |
| `who_is_at_higher_risk` | string or null |  | People at higher risk when identified by CDC. |
| `page_last_reviewed_date` | string or null |  | Explicitly labeled review date in YYYY-MM-DD, if shown. |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "disease": "Lyme disease"
}
```

**Example output**

```json
{
  "overview": "In the United States, Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and rarely, Borrelia mayonii . It occurs most commonly in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic, and upper-Midwest regions. Lym…",
  "symptoms": "Untreated Lyme disease can produce a wide range of symptoms, depending on the stage of infection. These include fever, rash, facial paralysis, an irregular heartbeat, and arthritis.",
  "treatment": "Early diagnosis and proper antibiotic treatment of Lyme disease are important and can help prevent more serious forms of the disease. Following antibiotic treatment, some people with Lyme disease have…",
  "prevention": "Prevent tick bites The best defense against Lyme disease is to prevent tick bites . This will reduce your risk of other tickborne diseases as well. What to do after a tick bite Remove attached ticks a…",
  "disease_name": "Lyme Disease",
  "how_it_spreads": "Lyme disease bacteria causing human infection in the United States are spread to people by blacklegged ( Ixodes ) ticks.",
  "main_page_link": "https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/about/index.html",
  "who_is_at_higher_risk": null,
  "page_last_reviewed_date": null
}
```

### Get travel vaccines

Operation `get_travel_vaccines`, version 1. 1 credit per call.

Get CDC traveler vaccines, medicines, routine vaccine reminders, and malaria guidance for a destination. Recommendations can vary by itinerary and traveler; read the linked country page for details.

**Input**

| Field | Type | Required | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `destination` | string | yes | `"Kenya"` | Country name, for example Kenya or Thailand. |

**Input schema**

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "destination"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "destination": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Country name, for example Kenya or Thailand.",
      "examples": [
        "Kenya",
        "Thailand",
        "France"
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "destination": "Kenya"
    },
    {
      "destination": "Thailand"
    },
    {
      "destination": "France"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Output**

| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `page_link` | string | `"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/france"` | CDC destination page. |
| `destination` | string | `"France"` | Destination named by CDC. |
| `malaria_advice` | object or null |  |  |
| `malaria_advice.areas` | array |  | CDC malaria transmission areas. |
| `malaria_advice.advice` | string |  | CDC malaria advice, including area-specific exceptions. |
| `malaria_advice.recommended` | boolean |  | Whether CDC recommends preventive malaria medicine for at least some areas. |
| `malaria_advice.recommended_medicines` | array |  | Medicines named in CDC recommended chemoprophylaxis guidance. |
| `vaccines_and_medicines` | array |  | Vaccines and preventive medicines listed by CDC, excluding the separate routine vaccine reminder. Notes reproduce the CDC recommendations. |
| `vaccines_and_medicines[].name` | string | `"COVID-19"` |  |
| `vaccines_and_medicines[].notes` | string | `"All eligible travelers should be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines. Please see Your COVID-19 Vaccination for more` |  |
| `vaccines_and_medicines[].page_link` | string or null | `"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html"` | CDC page for the disease or vaccine, when linked. |
| `vaccines_and_medicines[].who_should_get_it` | string or null | `"All eligible travelers should be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines."` | CDC wording for the recommended traveler group, when stated. |
| `routine_vaccines_reminder` | string or null | `"Make sure you are up-to-date on all routine vaccines before every trip. Some of these vaccines include Chickenpox (Vari` | CDC routine vaccine recommendation and its listed vaccine examples, if given. |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "destination": "France"
}
```

**Example output**

```json
{
  "page_link": "https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/france",
  "destination": "France",
  "malaria_advice": null,
  "vaccines_and_medicines": [
    {
      "name": "COVID-19",
      "notes": "All eligible travelers should be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines. Please see Your COVID-19 Vaccination for more information.",
      "page_link": "https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html",
      "who_should_get_it": "All eligible travelers should be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines."
    },
    {
      "name": "Hepatitis A",
      "notes": "Consider hepatitis A vaccination for most travelers. It is recommended for travelers who will be doing higher risk activities, such as visiting smaller cities, villages, or rural areas where a travele…",
      "page_link": "https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis-a/index.html",
      "who_should_get_it": "It is recommended for travelers who will be doing higher risk activities, such as visiting smaller cities, villages, or rural areas where a traveler might get infected through food or water."
    },
    {
      "name": "Hepatitis B",
      "notes": "Recommended for unvaccinated travelers younger than 60 years old traveling to France. Unvaccinated travelers 60 years and older may get vaccinated before traveling to France.",
      "page_link": "https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis-b/index.html",
      "who_should_get_it": "Recommended for unvaccinated travelers younger than 60 years old traveling to France."
    }
  ],
  "routine_vaccines_reminder": "Make sure you are up-to-date on all routine vaccines before every trip. Some of these vaccines include Chickenpox (Varicella) Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (DTaP, Tdap, or Td) Flu (influenza) Measles-M…"
}
```

### Get vaccine schedule

Operation `get_vaccine_schedule`, version 1. 1 credit per call.

Get vaccines shown for an age on CDC’s child and adolescent or adult immunization schedule, including dose guidance and conditional recommendations. Catch-up and special situations depend on vaccination history and health status; when a dose count is not given in the age table, it is left blank.

**Input**

| Field | Type | Required | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `age` | string | yes | `"4 months"` | Age or age group in plain words, such as 4 months, 12 years, 65, or adult. |

**Input schema**

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "age"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "age": {
      "type": "string",
      "examples": [
        "4 months"
      ],
      "description": "Age or age group in plain words, such as 4 months, 12 years, 65, or adult."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "age": "4 months"
    },
    {
      "age": "12 years"
    },
    {
      "age": "adult"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Output**

| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `schedule` | string | `"Child and adolescent"` | Child and adolescent or adult schedule. |
| `vaccines` | array |  |  |
| `vaccines[].notes` | string | `"Routine age recommendation. 1 dose depending on maternal RSV vaccination status, See Notes. Follow the linked CDC sched` |  |
| `vaccines[].page_link` | string | `"https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-schedules/child-adolescent-notes.html#note-rsv-nirsevimab"` |  |
| `vaccines[].vaccine_name` | string | `"Respiratory syncytial virus"` |  |
| `vaccines[].number_of_doses` | any | `"1 dose"` |  |
| `vaccines[].recommended_timing` | string | `"4 monthnths"` |  |
| `last_updated` | string | `"2025-07-02"` | Date displayed as the schedule page’s last update. |
| `schedule_page` | string | `"https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-schedules/child-adolescent-age.html"` | CDC schedule page. |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "age": "4 months"
}
```

**Example output**

```json
{
  "schedule": "Child and adolescent",
  "vaccines": [
    {
      "notes": "Routine age recommendation. 1 dose depending on maternal RSV vaccination status, See Notes. Follow the linked CDC schedule notes for details.",
      "page_link": "https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-schedules/child-adolescent-notes.html#note-rsv-nirsevimab",
      "vaccine_name": "Respiratory syncytial virus",
      "number_of_doses": "1 dose",
      "recommended_timing": "4 monthnths"
    },
    {
      "notes": "Catch-up vaccination if behind. Check CDC notes for eligibility and dosing.",
      "page_link": "https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-schedules/child-adolescent-notes.html#note-hepb",
      "vaccine_name": "Hepatitis B (HepB)",
      "number_of_doses": null,
      "recommended_timing": "4 monthnths"
    },
    {
      "notes": "Routine age recommendation. 2 nd dose",
      "page_link": "https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-schedules/child-adolescent-notes.html#note-rotavirus",
      "vaccine_name": "Rotavirus (RV)",
      "number_of_doses": "1 dose (dose 2 of the series)",
      "recommended_timing": "4 monthnths"
    }
  ],
  "last_updated": "2025-07-02",
  "schedule_page": "https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-schedules/child-adolescent-age.html"
}
```

### List travel health notices

Operation `list_travel_health_notices`, version 1. 1 credit per call.

List current CDC Travelers’ Health notices, newest first, with destinations, levels, posted dates, travel advice, and notice links. Country filtering also matches destinations named in multi-country notices.

**Input**

| Field | Type | Required | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `destination` | string | no | `"Costa Rica"` | Country name to keep only notices affecting that destination, for example Costa Rica. Leave empty for all destinations. |

**Input schema**

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "destination": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "",
      "description": "Country name to keep only notices affecting that destination, for example Costa Rica. Leave empty for all destinations.",
      "examples": [
        "Costa Rica",
        "Yemen",
        "Narnia"
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "destination": "Costa Rica"
    },
    {},
    {
      "destination": "Yemen"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Output**

| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `notices` | array |  | Current travel health notices, sorted by date posted from newest to oldest. |
| `notices[].level` | integer | `1` | CDC travel health notice level, from 1 to 4. |
| `notices[].date_posted` | string | `"2026-09-18"` | Date shown on the current notice listing. |
| `notices[].destination` | string | `"Costa Rica"` | Destination or set of destinations named by the notice. |
| `notices[].notice_link` | string | `"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level1/hepatitis-a-costa-rica"` | Link to the notice page. |
| `notices[].level_meaning` | string | `"practice usual precautions"` | Recommended precaution associated with the notice level. |
| `notices[].disease_or_reason` | string | `"Hepatitis A"` | Disease or other reason for the notice. |
| `notices[].what_travelers_should_do` | string | `"Ensure that you are vaccinated against hepatitis A."` | Short action for travelers based on the notice. |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "destination": "Costa Rica"
}
```

**Example output**

```json
{
  "notices": [
    {
      "level": 1,
      "date_posted": "2026-09-18",
      "destination": "Costa Rica",
      "notice_link": "https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level1/hepatitis-a-costa-rica",
      "level_meaning": "practice usual precautions",
      "disease_or_reason": "Hepatitis A",
      "what_travelers_should_do": "Ensure that you are vaccinated against hepatitis A."
    },
    {
      "level": 1,
      "date_posted": "2026-09-03",
      "destination": "Global",
      "notice_link": "https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level1/dengue-global",
      "level_meaning": "practice usual precautions",
      "disease_or_reason": "Dengue",
      "what_travelers_should_do": "Travelers to risk areas should prevent mosquito bites."
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "date_posted": "2026-07-30",
      "destination": "Costa Rica",
      "notice_link": "https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level2/chikungunya-costa-rica",
      "level_meaning": "practice enhanced precautions",
      "disease_or_reason": "Chikungunya",
      "what_travelers_should_do": "You can protect yourself by preventing mosquito bites."
    }
  ]
}
```

## Quick start

Call the API with a Fous API key (`FOUS_API_KEY`). To create one, turn on Developer mode in Fous Studio, then open Keys & connections → API keys (https://app.fous.com/keys).

```bash
# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@cdc",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_disease_facts",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "disease": "Lyme disease"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'
```

```python
# Save as fous.py and run with python3 fous.py. No packages needed.
# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
import json
import os
import urllib.error
import urllib.request

api_key = os.environ.get("FOUS_API_KEY")
if not api_key:
    raise RuntimeError("Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example")

body = json.loads("{\n  \"api\": \"@cdc\",\n  \"visibility\": \"public\",\n  \"operation\": \"get_disease_facts\",\n  \"version\": 1,\n  \"input\": {\n    \"disease\": \"Lyme disease\"\n  },\n  \"response\": {\n    \"format\": \"json\"\n  }\n}")
request = urllib.request.Request(
    "https://api.fous.com/v1/query",
    data=json.dumps(body).encode("utf-8"),
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    method="POST",
)
try:
    with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=120) as response:
        result = json.load(response)
except urllib.error.HTTPError as error:
    raise RuntimeError(f"HTTP {error.code}: {error.read().decode('utf-8', errors='replace')}") from error
if result.get("success") is False:
    raise RuntimeError(result.get("error", {}).get("message", "Request failed"))
print(json.dumps(result["data"]["output"], indent=2))
```

```typescript
// Save as fous.mts and run with npx tsx fous.mts.
// First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
const apiKey = process.env.FOUS_API_KEY;
if (!apiKey) throw new Error("Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example");

const response = await fetch("https://api.fous.com/v1/query", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  signal: AbortSignal.timeout(120_000),
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "api": "@cdc",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_disease_facts",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "disease": "Lyme disease"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}),
});
type ApiResult = { success: boolean; data?: { output: unknown }; error?: { message: string } };
const result: ApiResult = await response.json();
if (!response.ok || result.success === false) {
  throw new Error(result.error?.message ?? `HTTP ${response.status}`);
}
if (!result.data) throw new Error("Missing API response data");
console.log(result.data.output);
```

Or describe the data in plain language: send `{"api":"@cdc","prompt":"Describe the data you need, with every detail"}` to the same URL. Fous fills in the input, runs the method that fits and returns only the fields you asked for; `data.route.calls[].request` is the exact call it made. Routing is free; the run costs the same.

## Use cases

- Review disease symptoms and prevention information for a health briefing.
- Compare vaccine recommendations across age groups.
- Track travel health notices affecting a destination.
- Prepare destination-specific traveler vaccine and malaria guidance.

## FAQ

### Is Fous affiliated with CDC?

No. Fous is not affiliated with CDC. This workflow reads the public cdc.gov website and returns its data.

### How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.

### Do I need a CDC account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

### How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from cdc.gov when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.

### What symptoms and prevention steps are listed for a disease?

Get disease facts returns symptoms and prevention information when given a disease name.

### Which vaccines are shown for an age?

Get vaccine schedule returns vaccines, timing, and dose guidance when given an age or age group.

### What travel health notices affect a destination?

List travel health notices returns notices for all destinations or filters them by a country name.

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