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Iraq records first case of hemorrhagic fever this year in Kirkuk: official
5 hours ago
Rudaw
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A woman from Kirkuk on Thursday tested positive for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), marking Iraq’s first recorded case of the disease this year, according to a health official.
“The test results of the Kirkuk woman were returned from the central laboratory in Baghdad and confirmed that she has contracted hemorrhagic fever,” Arjan Mohammed Rashid, head of Kirkuk’s Health Department, told Rudaw, adding that “this is the first case of hemorrhagic fever recorded this year.”...
Iraq records first case of hemorrhagic fever this year in Kirkuk: official
5 hours ago
Rudaw
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A woman from Kirkuk on Thursday tested positive for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), marking Iraq’s first recorded case of the disease this year, according to a health official.
“The test results of the Kirkuk woman were returned from the central laboratory in Baghdad and confirmed that she has contracted hemorrhagic fever,” Arjan Mohammed Rashid, head of Kirkuk’s Health Department, told Rudaw, adding that “this is the first case of hemorrhagic fever recorded this year.”...