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Hemorrhagic Fever Continues to Spread in Iraq

ByĀ Mac Slavo

An outbreak of the Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is continuing to spread in Iraq. TheĀ Iraqi Ministry of HealthĀ announced on Saturday that the cases of hemorrhagic fever have reached 162 cases, including 27 deaths, since the beginning of the year.

CCHF is a tick-borne viral disease that was transmitted to humans via infected livestock.Ā The majority of infections were recorded in Dhi Qar governorate (61 cases), located in the south of the country, which is a poor rural area where cows, sheep, goats, and buffaloes are raised, all of which are intermediate vectors of this disease…

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