Pandemic Watch
Historical outbreak briefing · Updated October 7, 2026
Plague in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
0 confirmed 0 probable 42 deaths Source: WHO
WHO tracked Plague in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first report covered by Pandemic Watch dates to October 13, 2006.
As of the most recent WHO update, 0 confirmed and 0 probable or suspected cases have been reported, alongside 42 deaths.
Cases have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Updates to this outbreak are published by WHO on a 3 to 7 day cadence during active events. Pandemic Watch refreshes its source feed every few minutes and republishes the synthesized briefing whenever the underlying numbers change. Refer to the primary source for the authoritative bulletin.
Primary source: WHO — Plague in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
