Yellow fever in Colombia: 58 confirmed cases and 27 deaths in 2026

September 12, 2026

By Fundación iO Team

As of September 8, 2026, 1,183 probable and 58 confirmed cases of yellow fever have been reported in Colombia, with symptom onset between January and August. 95% of the cases originate from Tolima, 3.44% from Cundinamarca, and 1.56% from Meta. 28 deaths were recorded, of which 27 were attributed to yellow fever, resulting in a fatality rate of 46.5%. No human cases were confirmed between September 2 and 8. In 2026, 32 epizootics in non-human primates were confirmed, the most recent on September 4 in Icononzo. Between 2024 and 2026, 206 confirmed human cases and 86 attributable deaths were accumulated in eleven departments, in addition to three imported cases from Venezuela.

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