Historical outbreak briefing · Updated October 7, 2026
Suspected plague in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
0 confirmed 1,174 probable 50 deaths Source: WHO
WHO tracked Suspected plague in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first report covered by Pandemic Watch dates to November 7, 2006.
As of the most recent WHO update, 0 confirmed and 1,174 probable or suspected cases have been reported, alongside 50 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 — Suspected plague in the Democratic Republic of the Congo