Kurdistan Region tightens livestock imports to curtail hemorrhagic fever

Stricter controls on the importation of livestock are one of several new measures being put in place to contain a recent outbreak of hemorrhagic fever in the Kurdistan Region.

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Kurdistan Region records new hemorrhagic fever case

Over 70 hemorrhagic cases have been recorded across Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, including eight deaths, with Dhi Qar province bearing the brunt of the fatal disease across Iraq with 25 confirmed cases, representing more than 34 percent of the total number of cases recorded to date this year.

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Iraq's Dhi Qar hardest hit by hemorrhagic fever: Baghdad

Dhi Qar province has borne the brunt of the hemorrhagic fever across Iraq with 25 confirmed cases, representing more than 34 percent of the total number of cases recorded in the course of the past five months

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Kurdistan Region records first hemorrhagic fever fatality

A woman from Duhok's Amedi district has been recorded as the first death from hemorrhagic fever in the Kurdistan Region following an outbreak earlier this year, with cases increasing across Iraq as authorities urge caution to prevent the spread of the viral disease.

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Hemorrhagic fever cases soar to 62, including 8 deaths: Iraq

The viral infection has spread across Iraq following an outbreak earlier this year, with Kirkuk and Dhi Qar provinces being hit the hardest thus far. Authorities have urged citizens, especially those who work with livestock, to take certain precautions to mitigate the disease's spread.

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Kurdistan Region records first case of hemorrhagic fever: Health Ministry

Sarkar Surchi, spokesperson for the Kurdistan Region’s health ministry, reported that the infected individual is currently receiving necessary treatment at a hospital in Erbil city.

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Hemorrhagic fever cases climb to 26: Iraqi health ministry

A recent outbreak of the infectious disease has seen four individuals die in Iraq so far this year, with three of these fatalities occurring in Kirkuk province. Iraqi authorities have urged citizens implement measures to mitigate the spread of the disease, especially for those who work closely with livestock.

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Two dead in Kirkuk due to hemorrhagic fever, toll rises to 4

Iraq has seen a total of 22 cases of hemorrhagic fever since the beginning of this year, according to data from the Iraqi health ministry. Of this number, four people have died - all from Kirkuk. 

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Kirkuk livestock owners blame government for hemorrhagic fever outbreak

Criticism over a lack of government initiative in combating a recent outbreak of hemorrhagic fever was rampant amongst herders and farmers in Kirkuk—where two people have died from the virus this year—who bemoaned the dearth of pesticides and vaccines made available to those working with animals.

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