Shafaq News- Nineveh
Health authorities in Nineveh, northern Iraq, recorded a newcase of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) on Friday involving a24-year-old man, marking the second confirmed infection in the province withinthree days, a source at Nineveh Health Directorate told Shafaq News.
The patient was admitted to Al-Salam Teaching Hospital onMay 19 as a suspected case before laboratory tests conducted in Baghdadconfirmed the infection, prompting his transfer to Al-Shifa SpecializedHospital for treatment and monitoring.
According to the Shafaq News tracker, Iraq has recorded 16CCHF cases since the beginning of this year without any fatalities.