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See what’s going around in Illinois this week.

A live disease activity map for Illinois — wastewater signals, CDC surveillance, and verified news reports in one public dashboard.

This week in brief

Top movers · signals · outbreaks

Top movers · News + surveillance

1.Influenzarising · 24 states
2.Campylobacterrising · 12 states
3.Cryptosporidiosisclimbing · 4 states

Wastewater signals · Above baseline

Top 3 · 14 signals above baseline

1.TX· COVID-19

Elevated

2.CA· COVID-19

Elevated

3.AK· Influenza

Elevated

Recent outbreak clusters

Top 3 · 10 active in last 30 days

1.Measles

high

KY · 1 state affectedfirst seen today

2.E. coli

watch

FL · 1 state affectedfirst seen today

3.Cyclospora

watch

United Statesfirst seen yesterday

Disease activity by state

Updated weekly

CDC reporting Week of Sep 14, 2026

For informational use only. This dashboard aggregates public surveillance data (wastewater, case counts, news reports) which may lag, contain errors, or be revised without notice. Confirm with local health authorities before making health decisions. See Terms and Medical Disclaimer.

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Colors show overall activity for the week — combining wastewater signals, CDC case data, and news reports. Each disease keeps its own wording in the state detail (wastewater: Elevated / Moderate; case counts: Increasing / Rising).

51 states with activity data for the current filter

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Activity data for IL as of Sep 14.

Illinois

Data as of week of Sep 14, 2026 · 16 tracked diseases

Chlamydia
Last 16 weeks
Rising
Case surveillance · CDC NNDSS
NNDSS elevated (primary) · Wastewater n/a · NNDSS elevated (-96%) · News 0 clusters
NNDSS: elevated (-96%)
Gonorrhea
Last 16 weeks
Rising
Case surveillance · CDC NNDSS
NNDSS elevated (primary) · Wastewater n/a · NNDSS elevated (-97%) · News 0 clusters
NNDSS: elevated (-97%)
Dengue
Last 16 weeks
Monitoring
Case surveillance · CDC NNDSS
NNDSS elevated (primary) · Wastewater n/a · NNDSS elevated (+50%) · News 0 clusters
NNDSS: elevated (+50%)
Legionella
Last 16 weeks
Reported
Verified news reports
News 1 cluster (primary) · Wastewater n/a · NNDSS falling · News 1 cluster
News: 1 recent cluster
Mpox
Last 16 weeks
Monitoring
Case surveillance · CDC NNDSS
NNDSS elevated (primary) · Wastewater n/a · NNDSS elevated (+50%) · News 0 clusters
NNDSS: elevated (+50%)
Whooping Cough
Last 16 weeks
Monitoring
Case surveillance · CDC NNDSS
NNDSS elevated (primary) · Wastewater n/a · NNDSS elevated (+50%) · News 0 clusters
NNDSS: elevated (+50%)
West Nile Virus
Last 16 weeks
Monitoring
Case surveillance · CDC NNDSS
NNDSS elevated (primary) · Wastewater n/a · NNDSS elevated (+50%) · News 0 clusters
NNDSS: elevated (+50%)
Campylobacter
Last 16 weeks
Rising
Case surveillance · CDC NNDSS
NNDSS rising (primary) · Wastewater n/a · NNDSS rising · News 0 clusters
Cases: trending up
Cryptosporidium
Last 16 weeks
Rising
Case surveillance · CDC NNDSS
NNDSS rising (primary) · Wastewater n/a · NNDSS rising · News 0 clusters
Cases: trending up
Malaria
Reported
Verified news reports
News 1 cluster (primary) · Wastewater n/a · NNDSS null · News 1 cluster
News: 1 recent cluster
Measles
Last 16 weeks
Reported
Verified news reports
News 1 cluster (primary) · Wastewater n/a · NNDSS stable · News 1 cluster
News: 1 recent cluster
COVID-19
Last 90 days
Calm
Wastewater concentration · CDC NWSS
Wastewater monitored, no elevation
Wastewater: low
H5N1 Bird Flu
Calm
Wastewater concentration · CDC NWSS
Wastewater monitored, no elevation
Wastewater: low
Influenza
Last 90 days
Calm
Wastewater concentration · CDC NWSS
Wastewater monitored, no elevation
Wastewater: low
RSV
Last 90 days
Calm
Wastewater concentration · CDC NWSS
Wastewater monitored, no elevation
Wastewater: low
Tuberculosis
Last 16 weeks
Monitoring
Case surveillance · CDC NNDSS
NNDSS falling (primary) · Wastewater n/a · NNDSS falling · News 0 clusters

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As of Sep 24, 2026 · Latest CDC reporting Week of Sep 14, 2026 ·

Wastewater and case-based surveillance are published on a 7–13 day lag by CDC; news and outbreak signals are current.