NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported that more than 250 cases of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and more than 35 deaths have been recorded in all governorates of the country,...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Iraq Ministry of Health is now reporting 289 confirmed Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) cases and 52 deaths as of August 11. This is an increase of 16 cases and 3 deaths...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health announced on Sunday the detection of 21 new confirmed cases of cholera, according to the Iraqi News Agency. The ministry spokesman Saif Al-Badr said that “we...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) outbreak in Iraq, the first case was reported in the Al-Anbar governorate Monday. The patient is a 25-year-old resident...

The Minister of Health of Iraq Dr Alaa Alwan launched a 5-day polio vaccination campaign in Baghdad on 7 April 2019. “This is an important event for the health sector in Iraq. Poliomyelitis is one of...

The cholera outbreak in Iraq has continued to decline over the past 3 weeks with a few cases being reported from the affected districts or governorates. A total of 4858 laboratory-confirmed cases tested...

In a statement Friday, Peter Hawkins, UNICEF’s representative in Iraq warned: “There is unfortunately a high risk that cholera will reach more areas of Iraq, affecting marginalized and displaced...

The number of cholera cases in the current Iraq outbreak has increased by 62 since the last report Saturday, bringing the country total to 1,263. The laboratory confirmed cases are identified as Vibrio...

The number of measles cases in war-torn Iraq has risen this far in 2015 compared to the previous two years, according to an OCHA Humanitarian Crisis Situation Report. The country, which has seen more...