Project Ignaz.

The Semmelweis Doctrine

We believe that data—when ignored—becomes a death toll. Project Ignaz exists to illuminate the invisible threats of the modern world.

The Origin Signal

In 1847, the Vienna General Hospital was a place of paradox. In the First Clinic, staffed by prestigious doctors and medical students, the maternal mortality rate hovered near a catastrophic 10-18%. Yet, in the Second Clinic next door, staffed only by midwives, the rate was rarely above 4%.

This data anomaly haunted Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis.

Ignaz Semmelweis (1818–1865)

Before the Germ Theory of Disease existed, Semmelweis was the first to realize that "invisible particles" were transferring death from the autopsy room to the delivery room. He imposed a strict, unpopular protocol: wash hands with a chlorinated lime solution.

The results were immediate and undeniable. Mortality rates in his ward plummeted by 90%. He had found the signal in the noise.

Despite the overwhelming data, the medical establishment rejected him. His findings offended their ego and contradicted the accepted science of the time. He was ostracized, dismissed from his post, and eventually died in an asylum—a victim of the very ignorance he fought to cure.

The Philosophy of Modern Epidemiology

Epidemiology is more than the study of disease; it is the study of interconnectivity. In a globalized world, a pathogen in a rural market is 36 hours away from a metropolitan subway system. The "cadaverous particles" of Semmelweis's time have been replaced by:

Just as in 1847, the greatest enemy of public health is not the pathogen itself, but the delay in recognizing it. The gap between infection and detection is where lives are lost.

Why "Project Ignaz"?

We chose the name Project Ignaz to honor the spirit of uncomfortable truth-telling. We are not a traditional news site. We are a Biosecurity Intelligence Dashboard.

Surveillance We aggregate disparate data streams—from CDC reports to local health department alerts—to create a unified view of biological threats.
Clarity We strip away the sensationalism of the 24-hour news cycle to focus on actionable risk levels: Low, Elevated, and Critical.
Speed Like the chlorine wash, early intervention is the only effective prophylactic. We aim to spot the trend line before it becomes a headline.
Independence Data does not have a political affiliation. We report the numbers as they exist, regardless of the narrative.
"When I look back upon the past, I can only dispel the sadness which falls upon me by gazing into that happy future when the infection will be banished."
— Ignaz Semmelweis, 1861