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Iraq: 2022 Crimean-Congo Fever

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Source: https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/110420221

Iraq says 7 dead from Congo fever since start of 2021
18 hours ago
AFP @afp

NASIRIYAH, Iraq - Seven people have died from the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever since the start of last year after coming into contact with livestock in southern Iraq, health authorities said Monday.

"Over the past year and the first months of this year, we have counted seven deaths and an eighth person who is seriously ill in the province of Dhi Qar," said regional public health director Hussein Ryad.

Dhi Qar is a rural southern province known for rearing cattle, sheep and goats, all of which are potential carriers of the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, also known as Congo fever.

All the victims worked in the livestock sector, Ryad told AFP, adding that the most recent death was at the start of this year...
 
Source: https://www.dubaiweek.ae/baghdad-wa...from-the-epidemic-for-which-there-is-no-cure/

Baghdad warns of an increase in deaths from the epidemic, for which there is no cure
Nadia Barnett April 25, 2022 3 min read


Elaf from London: The Iraqi Ministry of Health on Monday warned of a possible outbreak of hemorrhagic fever in the country, after which there was no cure for the disease, and the death toll from the disease has reached 40 percent.

The Ministry of Health confirmed today that “more than 10 isolated cases have been reported in several governorates in Iraq, but the worst affected is Governor The South, where three deaths have been reported.”

Ministry spokesman Saif al-Badr said in a statement to the official agency that “the role of the Ministry of Health is to provide early detection of cases and provide the necessary health care, as well as education and awareness of the disease,” emphasizing the importance of early detection of the disease. Dangerous and can cause up to one percent death. If there is a delay in reviewing health institutions, it can reach 40%, stressing the readiness of the ministry. Companies to deal with events such as infectious diseases...
 
Source: https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/290420221

Iraq takes measures to control Congo fever outbreak
2 hours ago
Chenar Chalak

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq has taken measures to curb the recent Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak that has spread in its southern provinces infecting over a dozen of people, an official governmental statement read on Thursday.

The Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, also known as Congo fever, is tick-borne and causes severe hemorrhaging. It appeared in Iraq years ago, before disappearing.

People are often infected after they come into contact with the blood of infected animals, often after slaughtering livestock.

The fever started reappearing again in Iraq last year, sparking fear among locals.

The agriculture ministry on Thursday stated that veterinary clinics across all Iraqi provinces have been armed with pesticides to combat the tick, also adding that they continue their ongoing control campaigns of spraying livestock and barns with pesticides to eliminate the threat of the fever.

The ministry urged the public to buy meat from legally licensed slaughterhouses, reassuring them that there was no threat of buying meat if the process has been conducted under the supervision of veterinarian staff.

Iraq recorded four deaths and 18 cases of the infection since the start of the year, Saif al-Badr, spokesperson for Iraq’s health ministry, told state media on Tuesday.

The southern province of Dhi Qar, widely regarded as the source of the disease in Iraq, recorded the highest number of infections. The area is known for rearing cattle, sheep and goats, all of which are potential carriers of the disease.

No cases of the fever have been recorded in the Kurdistan Region....
 
Source: https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/010520221

First Congo hemorrhagic fever case recorded in Kirkuk
1 hour ago
Rudaw

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kirkuk recorded the first case of Congo hemorrhagic fever, a health official told Rudaw on Sunday as Iraq’s southern provinces see an outbreak of the infection.

The Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, also known as Congo fever, is tick-borne and causes severe hemorrhaging.

People are often infected after they are exposed to the blood of infected animals, often after slaughtering livestock.

Kirkuk Health Director Nabil Hamdi Bushnaq said the new case is a butcher who works in the province and has now been isolated in a hospital...
 
Source: https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/05/06/Northern-Iraq-registers-Congo-fever-death


Northern Iraq registers Congo fever death
AFP, Baghdad
Published: 06 May ,2022: 08:35 PM GST Updated: 06 May ,2022: 08:42 PM GST

Iraqi authorities said one person died on Friday of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever as cases of the virus spread to the country’s north.

Iraq has registered at least six deaths from around 20 cases of the illness, also known as Congo fever, since early April, according to health ministry figures.

Health authorities in Kirkuk, north of Baghdad, announced the province’s first death from the illness on Friday...
 
Source: https://www.punjabnewsexpress.com/w...s-40-hemorrhagic-fevers-cases-8-deaths-165447


Iraq reports 40 hemorrhagic fevers cases, 8 deaths
IANS | May 07, 2022 10:18 AM

BAGHDAD: The Iraqi Ministry of Health has said that about 40 cases of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) were registered in the country, eight of whom have died.

Twenty-three infections and five deaths were registered in Iraq's southern province of Dhi Qar, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a statement by the ministry's spokesman Sayf al-Badr.

Al-Badr said the latest death was confirmed earlier Friday in the northern province of Kirkuk.

The first VHF case was detected in Dhi Qar last month and later appeared in several provinces, he added...
 
Source: https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/congo-fever-infection-cases-deaths-top-in-iraqs-dhi-qar/


Congo fever infection cases, deaths top in Iraq’s Dhi Qar
Amr Salem May 8, 2022 27 3 min

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Health Department of Dhi Qar Governorate announced Sunday it recorded the highest rate of infection cases and deaths of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever than the rest of other governorates.

Director of Public Health Department in Dhi Qar Hussein Riyadh, in a press statement to Baghdad Today News Agency, said that the governorate recorded 28 cases infected with hemorrhagic fever and five deaths since the emergence of the disease at the beginning of this year.

“Dhi Qar has the highest rates of infection compared to other governorates because of the great effort exerted by teams belong to Dhi Qar Public Health Department to get accurate numbers,” Riyadh added...
 
Source: https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/05/10/Iraq-records-12-deaths-from-Congo-fever

Iraq records 12 deaths from Congo fever
AFP
Published: 10 May ,2022: 06:07 PM GST Updated: 10 May ,2022: 06:22 PM GST

Iraq has recorded at least 12 deaths from Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever since the start of the year, health authorities said Tuesday amid efforts to contain the spread of the virus.

“The total number of cases of hemorrhagic fever is 55, including 12 recorded deaths,” health ministry spokesman Seif al-Badr told a news conference...
 
Iraq - MoH: 55 hemorrhagic fever cases including 12 deaths, May 10, 2022

Health; A joint press conference was held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture on the developments of hemorrhagic fever

The official spokesman for the Ministry of Health, Dr. Saif Al-Badr, announced during a joint press conference of the government media cell affiliated with the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers and all concerned government media formations, held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture, that (55) cases of hemorrhagic fever were recorded, more than half of them in Dhi Qar and (12) Half of them died in Dhi Qar, and more than half of the injuries recovered.


Al-Badr pointed out that the role of the Ministry of Health is the early detection of cases through the central public health laboratory, follow-up of suspected cases in isolation wards, and the provision of necessary medical care to the injured, stressing the need to take preventive measures by sheep and livestock breeders and by citizens.

Al-Badr added that the role of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Municipality of Baghdad and the security authorities is to combat the disease-carrying insect by veterinarians and prevent random carrots.

The official spokesman for the Ministry of Health confirmed that the issue of hemorrhagic fever is followed up on a daily basis by the Minister of Health and the departments of the Ministry's headquarters and its visits to Dhi Qar Governorate and other governorates.

He called on the media to derive sober information from authorized official sources, and not to be intimidated, as well as not to be indifferent to the truth, wishing everyone safety.

For his part, Mr. Haider Majid, Director of the Government Information and Communication Office, confirmed that the issue of hemorrhagic fever occupies Iraqis and the media, and that the Government Media Cell has clarified the truth to the citizens, and he thanked the Ministry of Health and its staff for their honorable stance in managing the crisis as in the Corona crisis.


https://moh.gov.iq/?page=3461

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abil Health implements a preventive health campaign about hemorrhagic fever in the markets of the Hashemite District Center
Babil Health implements a preventive health campaign about hemorrhagic fever in the markets of the Hashemite District Center


The health teams in the areas within the geographical area of ​​the Hashemite sector of the Babil Health Department, in coordination with the concerned departments in the judiciary, represented (the district office, health care sector, veterinary clinic, municipality, agriculture, environment, national security and police) carried out a campaign in the markets of the Hashemite District Center to raise awareness about Hemorrhagic fever disease.



The Babel Health Department stated that the campaign included butchers' shops and the Hashemite massacre, where the butchers were notified and pledges were taken not to slaughter outside the massacre.
The campaign was accompanied by an emphasis on the need to adhere to preventive health measures, the most important of which is wearing masks and paws, and maintaining the cleanliness and sterilization of their stores daily to limit the spread of disease and to ensure the safety of all.

https://moh.gov.iq/?page=3490
 
MoH -


bn Al-Haytham Eye Hospital intensifies its campaigns to educate citizens about hemorrhagic fever

Ibn Al-Haytham Eye Hospital intensifies its campaigns to educate citizens about hemorrhagic fever

Ibn Al-Haytham Teaching Eye Hospital, affiliated with the Baghdad Health Department, Al-Rusafa intensified its awareness campaigns to define the dangers of hemorrhagic fever and ways to prevent it.



This was confirmed by the director of the hospital, the consultant Dr. Ammar Fouad Issa, indicating that the staff of the Health Promotion Unit, in cooperation with the Infection Control Unit, embarked on implementing an awareness campaign that included providing health and educational messages to the auditors within the general consultations as well as to the hospital staff with the aim of increasing awareness,

https://moh.gov.iq/?page=3484
 
Iraq.. 12 deaths from hemorrhagic fever and 55 injuries



Today, Tuesday, the Iraqi government announced the death of 12 people with hemorrhagic fever throughout the country, according to a statement by the spokesman for the Ministry of Health, Saif Al-Badr, in a press conference in the capital, Baghdad.
Al-Badr explained that Dhi Qar Governorate (south of the country) alone recorded 29 cases of the viral disease, without explaining the reasons, noting that most of the injured have recovered.


Today, Tuesday, the Iraqi government announced the death of 12 people with hemorrhagic fever throughout the country, according to a statement by the spokesman for the Ministry of Health, Saif Al-Badr, in a press conference in the capital, Baghdad.
Al-Badr explained that Dhi Qar Governorate (south of the country) alone recorded 29 cases of the viral disease, without explaining the reasons, noting that most of the injured have recovered.

https://www.aljazeera.net/news/polit...D8%A8%D8%A9-55
 
Congo fever cases increase to 96, death toll reaches 18
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Saturday an increase in hemorrhagic fever cases and described the situation as serious, according to Al-Arabiya news.

“There is a serious increase in the cases of hemorrhagic fever in Iraq as the number of cases reached 96,” spokesperson of the Ministry of Health, Saif al-Badr, said in a statement.

“Deaths caused by the disease reached 18 cases until now in all governorates of the country. It is possible that numbers will increase because there are other suspected cases,” Badr explained in his statement.

This comes after all Iraqi governorates started to take preventive and strict measures to confront hemorrhagic fever after health authorities announced the first death case of the viral disease in November 2021.

more...

https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/congo-fever-cases-increase-to-96-death-toll-reaches-18/
 
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