Iraq’s Health Ministry reported a rise in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases, with 231 infections and 30 deaths in 2025.

The death toll of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Iraq has risen to 30, with a total of 231 cases recorded nationwi ...

Iraq’s health ministry on Monday recorded 16 new cases and two deaths from Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), bringing ...

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus is the second most widespread arbovirus of medical importance after Dengue virus. [8–9] Nowadays, CCHFV is known to be widely distributed throughout large ...

The virus was registered in Iraq in the late 1970s of the last century, and it mostly grows in rural areas. Those who breed cattle are mostly vulnerable.

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus is maintained in ixodid ticks (genus Hyalomma, Dermacenter and Phipicephalus) through trans-ovarial and -stadial transmission.

The WHO warns of tick-borne virus risks, especially in livestock and healthcare sectors.

Sindh has reported the first case of the Congo Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) of 2025 in Karachi. A patient infected with the virus passed away after contracting the disease.The provincial ...