Akre records first case of Congo Fever

On Wednesday, the Akre Health Directorate announced the first case of Congo fever in the district.

Dr. Jumaa Zebari told PUKmedia, "After conducting the necessary tests on a 22-year-old girl, she tested positive for Congo fever," explaining that she is under health care and is currently stable.

For his part, Dr. Salih Mustafa, Director of Akre Health, confirmed that all necessary measures have been taken to prevent the outbreak of Congo fever in Akre. Other infections may be recorded if the people of the villages do not adhere to the preventive instructions and visit hospitals when symptoms of the epidemic appear.

The Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever, also known as Congo fever, is tick-borne and causes severe hemorrhaging. 

People are often infected after they come into contact with the blood of infected animals, often after slaughtering livestock. The symptoms of the disease in its first stage include high temperature, lethargy, and various pains in the body and abdomen in particular.

Congo fever has been endemic to Iraq since 1979, according to World Health Organization (WHO). It can be transmitted from one infected human to another by contact with infectious blood or body fluids.

The disease existed in Iraq with only 20 cases or less in a year, but this year, the country has recorded over 100 cases so far, prompting authorities to take measures to control the disease spread.

Kirkuk recorded the first case of hemorrhagic fever death on May 7.



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