Nineveh records new hemorrhagic fever case in Mosul

Shafaq News-Mosul

Nineveh'sHealth Directorate confirmed a new case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever(CCHF) on Monday, bringing the province's total to 17 cases since the start of2026, a medical source told Shafaq News.

The patient, a37-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.

According toShafaq News tracker, Iraq has recorded 163 confirmed CCHF infections and 10deaths since the beginning of the year. Dhi Qar remains the hardest-hitprovince, with 74 cases.

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