Editorial Standards

These standards govern every page on Mozzwise. They are publicly stated so readers know what to expect — and so we can be held accountable when we fall short.

1. Honesty over precision

We always prefer a correct vague statement to a wrong specific one. “Moderate risk during the wet season” beats “63% chance of exposure” when we cannot source the 63%. Where we have precise data, we cite the source inline. Where we do not, we use honest hedges and source attribution.

2. Report, do not advise

Mozzwise reports what public health agencies recommend; it does not prescribe.

Allowed (reporting, attributed):

• “WHO recommends ...”
• “CDC advises ...”
• “Chemoprophylaxis is widely recommended for travellers to forested border regions.”
• “Permethrin-treated clothing is WHO-recommended for sustained exposure settings.”

Not allowed (personal medical advice):

• “You should take doxycycline.”
• “Take the yellow fever vaccine before travelling.”
• “Apply 30% DEET every 4 hours.”

3. Sourced, not assertive

Every factual claim about risk, seasonality, disease presence, or numbers traces to WHO, CDC, ECDC, peer-reviewed literature, or our own labelled climatological modelling. Sources we accept and how we use them are documented on the data & methodology page.

4. No alarmism

Mosquito-borne disease is serious. Treating every country as a hot zone is dishonest and exhausting. We match the tone to the real risk — when a destination is low-risk for travellers, we say so plainly.

5. Practical over performative

Every page should leave the reader with something concrete: a category of repellent ingredient to research, a behavioural change to consider, a specific question to take to a travel clinic, or a country page they should also read. We never end without a useful next step.

6. Affiliate disclosure

Mozzwise is an Amazon Associate. Our travel-prep guides include affiliate links to specific products. Three rules:

• Affiliate links are clearly disclosed on every page that contains them.
• We do not place affiliate links on disease information pages — only on guide articles where the link genuinely helps the reader.
• Affiliate commissions do not influence which products we recommend or how we describe them. We never accept payment for editorial inclusion.

7. Corrections policy

Factual errors are corrected as soon as we are aware of them. Email contact@mozzwise.com with the page URL, the error, and a primary source. Material corrections are documented at the bottom of the affected page with the date of the change.

8. AI use

Mozzwise uses AI tools for content drafting, structured-data generation, and editorial workflows. AI-assisted content is held to the same source-attribution and accuracy standards as anything else on the site. We do not let AI fabricate citations, statistics, or attributions; every claim that lands on a page is verified against a primary source on the source whitelist.

Where data is generated programmatically from our underlying database, the page indicates the data type (observed, modelled, or surveillance-derived) so readers can judge confidence accordingly.

9. The disclaimer we never remove

Every page that discusses health risk carries this notice in the footer:

Not medical advice. Personal decisions on repellents, vaccinations, or medication belong with a qualified travel health professional or your GP.