Shafaq News- Mosul
Health authorities in Iraq's Nineveh province confirmed twocases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) on Friday after laboratorytests returned positive for two brothers from the Bashiqa subdistrict, east ofMosul.
A medical source at Nineveh's Health Directorate told ShafaqNews that Ibn Sina Teaching Hospital admitted the two men, aged 24 and 25, onJuly 6 after they showed suspected symptoms of the disease.
According to Shafaq News tracker, Iraq has recorded 162confirmed CCHF infections and 10 deaths since the beginning of 2026.
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