CCHF hits Kurdistan: First case confirmed in Erbil province
2025-05-02T11:41:52+00:00
Shafaq News/ The Kurdistan Region has recorded its first case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in 2025, the Kurdish Ministry of Health announced on Friday.
Ministry spokesperson Sarkar Surchi stated that the patient—a 42-year-old butcher from Koya in Erbil province—is receiving care at a local hospital.
“His condition remains stable.”
According to Shafaq News tracker, since the beginning of 2025, Iraq recorded 36 cases, including seven deaths.
