Second Congo Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever Case Confirmed in Ninova in Three Days

Ninova’s health directorate said a 24-year-old man from Kayyara district in the south of the province has tested positive for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, marking the second infection recorded in the district within three days. The new case follows the diagnosis of a 27-year-old man on Tuesday. The patient went to Al-Salam Teaching Hospital on May 19 as a suspected case. Blood samples were sent to the Central Health Laboratory in Baghdad, where tests confirmed the infection. Officials said the patient was transferred to Al-Shifa Private Hospital for treatment.