---
title: "Filter articles mentioning diseases"
description: "Get articles that mention at least one disease entity"
source: https://apitube.io/cookbook/filter-articles-mentioning-diseases
---

#### Input parameters

| Parameter   | Description                                    | Type    | Default | Required |
|:------------|:-----------------------------------------------|:--------|:--------|:---------|
| disease.name | Disease name to filter by (e.g., "COVID-19"). | string  |         | Yes      |
| category.id | Category filter (optional).                    | string  |         | No       |
| api_key     | Your API key.                                  | string  |         | Yes      |
| per_page    | Maximum number of articles to retrieve.       | integer | 20      | No       |

#### Workflow examples

##### Request for articles mentioning a disease:

```shell
curl -X GET "https://api.apitube.io/v1/news/everything?disease.name=COVID-19&category.id=medtop:07000000&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"
```

##### Request for articles about specific disease:

```shell
curl -X GET "https://api.apitube.io/v1/news/everything?disease.name=COVID-19&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"
```

##### Request for disease outbreak tracking:

```shell
curl -X GET "https://api.apitube.io/v1/news/everything?disease.name=Measles&published_at.start=2024-01-01&sort.by=published_at&sort.order=desc&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"
```

---

#### Related Examples

- [Get health news](/cookbook/get-latest-health-news)
- [Filter articles mentioning disasters](/cookbook/filter-articles-mentioning-disasters)
- [Filter articles mentioning persons](/cookbook/filter-articles-mentioning-persons)
- [Get news on a specific date](/cookbook/get-news-on-date)
- [Get sorted news by date](/cookbook/get-sorted-news)