Shafaq News- Nineveh
A new case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)has been recorded in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, a medical source atthe provincial Health Directorate told Shafaq News on Monday, raising thenumber of confirmed infections to eight in recent weeks.
The patient, a 42-year-old woman from the town of Wana,north of Mosul, was admitted to hospital on June 10 after showing symptomsassociated with the disease. Laboratory tests completed today confirmed thediagnosis.
According to the Shafaq News tracker, Iraq hasrecorded 150 CCHF infections sincethe start of 2026, with 74 cases concentrated in the southern province of DhiQar.