CCHF: New fatality confirmed in Iraq's Dhi Qar
On Wednesday, health authorities in Iraq's Dhi Qar province reported the third fatality from Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) this year.
A veterinary source told Shafaq News that a 60-year-old man from Al-Dawayah district succumbed to the virus earlier in the day.
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