Plague in Kenya
Kenya reported 375 suspected and 22 confirmed plague cases to WHO in 2019-2025, with its first confirmed cases of the period in 2021 and between 2 and 8 confirmed cases a year since 2023. No deaths were reported.
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Situation now
Kenya is one of only six countries that reported laboratory-confirmed human plague to WHO in 2019-2025.
Authority: Kenya Ministry of Health
Reported to WHO, 2019 to 2025
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspected | 48 | 50 | 95 | 8 | 36 | 110 | 28 | 375 |
| Confirmed | 0 | 0 | 5 | n.d. | 2 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| Deaths | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record 101(38), 25 Sep 2026, Table 9.
Natural foci
Western and Rift Valley Kenya
ModerateHosts: Rodents
Kenya reported 375 suspected and 22 confirmed cases to WHO in 2019-2025, its first confirmed cases since the 2000s coming in 2021. No deaths reported. Approximate centroid; WHO gives no focus map.
Latest signals
Headlines attributed to Kenya in the last 45 days. Not verified by us.
No plague signals for Kenya in the last 45 days.