Plague in Uganda
From 2019 to 2025, Uganda reported 2 lab-confirmed human plague cases and 1 deaths to the World Health Organization. In 2025: 0 confirmed, 0 deaths.
Confirmed cases by year
- Suspected cases, 2019–2025
- 2
- Lab-confirmed
- 2
- Probable
- 0
- Deaths
- 1
Year by year
| Year | Suspected | Confirmed | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
"Suspected" includes probable and confirmed cases. WHO counts deaths among all suspected cases.
Which form of plague
All plague is the same bacterium. What differs is where it attacks the body. How the forms differ
| Form | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Bubonic | 2 | 1 |
2019–2025, suspected cases. Source: WHO, Human plague, 2019 to 2025 (Table 11).
What WHO says about Uganda
- Uganda reported two confirmed cases in 2019 and none after. The West Nile region in the north-west is a known plague area where cases appear occasionally.