Public Health / CDC data for AI agents
CDC and NCHS public-health datasets: weekly deaths, COVID excess mortality, flu surveillance, leading causes of death, overdose deaths, vaccination coverage, outbreaks, and a generic dataset query.
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Public Health / CDC tools run on the same LiveDataLink endpoint as every other domain - one bearer key, no per-source integration. Add this to your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, n8n, LangChain, and more):
{
"mcpServers": {
"livedatalink": {
"url": "https://livedatalink.ai/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
}
}
}Then call any tool below. The free tier gives you 1,000 queries/month across all 284 tools with no credit card.
Public Health / CDC tools (8)
| cdc_weekly_deaths_by_state | CDC weekly provisional deaths by state and cause (NCHS): all-cause and selected-cause counts per ISO week. |
| cdc_excess_deaths_covid | CDC modeled excess deaths associated with COVID-19 by state and week (expected vs observed). |
| cdc_flu_surveillance | CDC FluView state-level influenza surveillance: weekly ILI activity levels per state. |
| cdc_leading_causes_of_death | NCHS leading causes of death by state and year: total deaths and age-adjusted rates per cause. |
| cdc_drug_overdose_deaths | CDC drug overdose deaths by state and indicator: 12-month rolling counts. |
| cdc_vaccination_coverage | COVID-19 vaccination coverage by US county: booster and primary-series percentages over time. |
| cdc_outbreak_reports | CDC NORS foodborne/waterborne/enteric outbreak reports: date, state, etiology, illnesses, deaths, exposure. |
| cdc_dataset_query | Generic SoQL query against any data.cdc.gov dataset by Socrata ID and where-clause. |
Common queries this domain answers: cdc · public health · mortality · deaths · excess deaths · flu · influenza · surveillance · leading causes of death · overdose · opioid · fentanyl · vaccination · vaccine coverage · outbreak · nors · nchs · epidemiology.
Why LiveDataLink for Public Health / CDC
- One key, 59 domains. These tools sit alongside FMCSA carrier safety, sanctions screening, SEC filings, courts, Census, and FRED - no separate integration per source.
- Resale-safe. Sourced from CDC / NCHS - public and openly-licensed data you can embed and redistribute.
- Built for agents. Read-only annotated MCP tools, Streamable HTTP, Bearer auth. Works out of the box in Claude, Cursor, and n8n's native MCP node.
FAQ
- What Public Health / CDC data can an AI agent access through LiveDataLink?
- CDC and NCHS public-health datasets: weekly deaths, COVID excess mortality, flu surveillance, leading causes of death, overdose deaths, vaccination coverage, outbreaks, and a generic dataset query. It exposes 8 tools (cdc_weekly_deaths_by_state, cdc_excess_deaths_covid, cdc_flu_surveillance, cdc_leading_causes_of_death, cdc_drug_overdose_deaths, cdc_vaccination_coverage, and more) over the Model Context Protocol at https://livedatalink.ai/mcp, sourced from CDC / NCHS.
- How do I connect to the LiveDataLink Public Health / CDC MCP server?
- Add https://livedatalink.ai/mcp as a Streamable-HTTP MCP server in Claude, Cursor, n8n, or any MCP client, with an "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" header. Get a free key (1,000 queries/month, no credit card) at https://livedatalink.ai/signup/free. No per-domain setup - the Public Health / CDC tools load under the same key as every other domain.
- Is the LiveDataLink Public Health / CDC data free and safe to redistribute?
- LiveDataLink sources Public Health / CDC data from CDC / NCHS. Public-domain US-government and openly-licensed data is resale-safe, so results can be embedded and redistributed in your own product. The free tier includes 1,000 queries/month; paid plans start at $10/month.