New CCHF case confirmed in Iraq’s Nineveh

New CCHF case confirmed in Iraq’s Nineveh
2026-08-29T10:29:08+00:00

Shafaq News- Nineveh

A 47-year-old woman from Shekhan district in northern Nineveh has tested positive for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), a source at the provincial Health Directorate told Shafaq News on Saturday.

Nineveh has so far recorded 19 CCHF infections in 2026, according to a Shafaq News tracker, bringing Iraq’s nationwide total to 166 cases and 11 deaths.

Read more: The resurgence of CCHF in Iraq

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