SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Another case of Congo fever was recorded in the Kurdistan Region, a local health in Duhok said on Wednesday.
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever causes severe haemorrhaging, with people usually catching it through contact with the blood of infected animals, according to the World Health Organization.
The disease has a fatality rate of between 10 and 40 percent of all cases.
Director of health in Duhok Dr. Afrasyab Musa told Esta Media Network that results of a suspected case of the Congo fever had returned positive from Baghdad.
“The patient’s health is unstable,” Musa said.
The infected person, 23, is a resident of Sinjar district and lives in Zakho administration.
On May 10, authorities in Erbil announced the first case of the severe case in the Region.
Iraq had recorded 12 deaths and 55 cases of haemorrhagic fever as of May 10, according to the health ministry.
Authorities have launched a crackdown on slaughterhouses suspected of violating health regulations, and several provinces have banned the entry and exit of livestock.
The disease has been endemic to Iraq since 1979, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). At times, small outbreaks have been reported, with the last outbreak happening in 2021 with 18 cases confirmed in Dhi Qar and Nineveh provinces.
