Historical outbreak briefing · Updated October 7, 2026
Plague - Democratic Republic of the Congo
0 confirmed 4 probable 1 deaths Source: WHO
WHO tracked Plague - Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first report covered by Pandemic Watch dates to March 12, 2024.
As of the most recent WHO update, 0 confirmed and 4 probable or suspected cases have been reported, alongside 1 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 - Democratic Republic of the Congo