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Iraq: 2026 Crimean-Congo Fever

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Source: https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/070520262

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.”...

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Source: https://shafaq.com/en/society/Iraq-s-Diyala-records-four-CCHF-cases-in-2026

Iraq’s Diyala records four CCHF cases in 2026
2026-05-15 14:10
Shafaq News- Diyala

Diyala health authorities confirmed four cases of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) since the beginning of 2026, while veterinary teams imposed quarantine measures and tightened livestock controls in several areas.

Diyala registered its first CCHF case about three months ago in the Al-Ghalibiya area. Three additional cases were recorded in recent weeks in Khan Bani Saad, Al-Adhim, and Al-Abbara. Three of the four infected patients have recovered, while one case remains under treatment.

Diyala Veterinary Hospital director Mohammed Al-Tamimi told Shafaq News that the quarantine measures include establishing a 14-kilometer perimeter around any infection hotspot, adding that restrictions had already been lifted in Al-Ghalibiya and that the situation remained under control in the other affected areas.​..
 
Source: https://shafaq.com/amp/en/society/2026-CCHF-cases-rise-to-five-in-Iraq-s-Diyala-province

to five in Iraq’s Diyala province
18-5-2026 06:16
Shafaq News- Diyala

Health authorities in Iraq’s Diyala province have confirmed a fifth case of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) since the start of 2026, the local office of the High Commission for Human Rights revealed on Monday, as officials tighten livestock movement controls ahead of Eid al-Adha, when animal slaughter typically increases.

Salah Mahdi, head of the commission’s office in Diyala, told Shafaq News that the latest case, the second reported in recent days, involves a man in his sixties working as a butcher in Mandali district, eastern Diyala. Three additional cases have been recorded in recent weeks in Khan Bani Saad, al-Adhim, and al-Abbara.​..
 
Source: http://rudaw.net/english/categories/iraq/958482

Hemorrhagic fever kills 6 in Iraqi Dhi Qar province as Kurdistan reports no cases
Published By RUDAW English
Publish Date 2 hours ago​

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - At least six people have died from Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Iraq’s Dhi Qar province since the beginning of this year, Iraqi authorities told Rudaw on Monday, making the southern governorate the hardest hit nationwide. Meanwhile, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) confirmed that no cases of the virus have been recorded in the Region over the past five months.

Ahmad Salim, spokesperson for the Dhi Qar provincial council, said that “in addition to six fatalities, 41 cases have been recorded across the province since the start of 2026,” adding that authorities have been forced to “ban the import and export of livestock.”

He further identified a slaughterhouse in the provincial capital Nasiriyah as the “epicenter of the outbreak” in Dhi Qar, noting that they “closed it down and adopted a series of safety measures to prevent the further spread of the lethal virus during Eid al-Adha,” a four-day Muslim celebration that involves the ritual processing of animals to seek God’s blessings.​..
 
Source: https://shafaq.com/en/society/Iraq-increases-veterinary-inspections-amid-CCHF-outbreak


Iraq increases veterinary inspections amid CCHF outbreak
2026-05-28 15:05
Shafaq News- Kirkuk

Iraq intensified slaughterhouse inspections ahead of the Islamic holiday Eid Al-Adha after Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) cases spread to additional provinces, including Kirkuk, where authorities recorded the first confirmed infection of 2026 this week.

Mansour Ahmad Mohammad Al-Bayati, director of Kirkuk’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital, told Shafaq News on Thursday that veterinary teams carried out extensive inspections inside Kirkuk’s central slaughterhouse as animal slaughter operations increased ahead of the holiday. The inspections included health checks on cattle and sheep, monitoring livestock conditions, and verifying the safety of meat officially stamped and approved before entering local markets.​..

...The Iraqi Agriculture Ministry earlier this week ordered a series of preventive and precautionary measures to contain the disease amid continued infections reported in several provinces. Dhi Qar recorded Iraq’s highest number of infections this year with 45 confirmed cases and seven deaths since the start of 2026, while two additional infections were recently reported in Nineveh province south of Mosul.

In total, Shafaq News tracker has recorded 53 CCHF cases and nine deaths nationwide so far in 2026, following 247 cases and 38 deaths across all of 2025.​..
 
Source: https://shafaq.com/amp/en/society/Nineveh-reports-fresh-CCHF-infection


Nineveh reports fresh CCHF infection
2-7-2026 05:42
Shafaq News- Nineveh

Health authorities in Iraq's northern Nineveh province confirmed a new case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) on Thursday, two days after recording another infection involving a 21-year-old man.

Speaking to Shafaq News, a medical source at the Nineveh Health Directorate identified the patient as a 39-year-old resident of Mosul's Bab Al-Jadeed neighborhood. He was immediately placed in isolation and began treatment under the approved medical protocol.

According to Shafaq News CCHF tracker, Iraq has recorded 155 confirmed infections and 10 deaths since the beginning of 2026. Nineveh has reported 11 cases with no fatalities.​..
 
Source: https://shafaq.com/amp/en/society/Two-children-test-positive-for-CCHF-in-Nineveh


Two children test positive for CCHF in Nineveh
7-7-2026 10:45
Shafaq News- Nineveh

Two children in Iraq's northern Nineveh province have tested positive for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), a medical source told Shafaq News on Tuesday, bringing the total in the province to 14.

Both aged 10, the children had been admitted to hospital as suspected cases on July 2. One is from Mosul's 17 Tammuz neighborhood, while the other is from the Bashiqa subdistrict east of the city.​..
 
Source: https://rudaw.net/english/categories/kurdistan/1078341

Over 100 hemorrhagic fever cases recorded in single southern Iraqi province
RUDAW English
RUDAW English
5 hours ago


ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq has recorded 270 cases of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) and 17 deaths since the start of 2026, the health ministry said on Monday, with the highest number of cases recorded in the country’s southern Dhi Qar province.

CCHF is a viral disease transmitted through infected ticks, contact with the blood or tissues of infected animals, exposure to bodily fluids of infected people, and handling or consuming infected livestock.

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Dhi Qar has registered 109 infections and eight deaths since the beginning of the year. Ahmed Salim, Dhi Qar provincial spokesperson, told Rudaw's Gashaw Khalid, "We are not only recording the highest number of cases in Iraq but globally," claiming the province has surpassed the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the disease was first identified.

The cases come amid unsafe slaughtering practices and low public awareness.

Iraqi ministry of health spokesperson Saif al-Badr announced 26 new infections over the past week with no new deaths, citing the figures in the ministry's epidemiological July report.

He said the 109 confirmed patients are currently under medical care, with several receiving treatment in intensive care units. He added that other infected people were treated and instructed to self-isolate at home, and were thus not included among hospitalized cases.​..

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Source: https://shafaq.com/amp/en/society/Nineveh-records-new-hemorrhagic-fever-case-in-Mosul


Nineveh records new hemorrhagic fever case in Mosul
13-7-2026 06:56

Shafaq News- Mosul

Nineveh's Health Directorate confirmed a new case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) on Monday, bringing the province's total to 17 cases since the start of 2026, a medical source told Shafaq News.

The patient, a 37-year-old woman from the Al-Taleem neighborhood on the left bank of Mosul, was admitted to Ibn Sina Teaching Hospital on July 11 as a suspected case.​..
 
Source: https://shafaq.com/amp/en/society/CCHF-claims-woman-in-Iraq-s-Mosul

CCHF claims woman in Iraq’s Mosul
14-7-2026 07:31
Shafaq News- Mosul

A 37-year-old woman died from Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Mosul on Tuesday, about a day after laboratory tests confirmed her infection, a health source in Nineveh told Shafaq News.

The woman, a resident of the city's Al-Taaleem neighborhood, died at a designated isolation hospital after her condition deteriorated rapidly due to complications from the virus, the source said.​..
 
Source: https://english.news.cn/20260807/0af0f88aabd4406ca152e26f54276f17/c.html

Iraq reports 313 Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases, 24 deaths
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia

2026-08-07 01:10:30

BAGHDAD, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi Health Ministry announced on Thursday that the country has recorded 313 confirmed cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), including 24 deaths, since the beginning of 2026.

During the latest weekly tally, the country registered 14 confirmed cases, with one death in northern Iraq's Nineveh province, ministry spokesperson Saif al-Badr said in a statement.

Dhi Qar province in southern Iraq remains the most affected region, recording a cumulative total of 119 confirmed cases and nine fatalities, according to the statement.

Al-Badr said the health ministry is conducting daily epidemiological monitoring across all provinces in coordination with veterinary and regulatory authorities, while expanding awareness campaigns and early detection procedures.​..
 
Source: https://www.rudaw.net/english/categories/kurdistan/1078819

Kurdistan Region confirms third hemorrhagic fever case of 2026
RUDAW English
19 hours ago

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) health ministry on Thursday confirmed a new case of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Duhok, bringing the Region’s total number of confirmed infections this year to three.

The patient is a 23-year-old man from Baze village in Erbil province’s Soran Administration who is believed to have contracted the virus after coming into contact with an infected animal, the ministry said in a statement.​..
 
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