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The number of recorded cases of the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Iraq has risen to 155 since the beginning of the year, according to the latest tallies from the country’s health ministry on Thursday.
While the number of cases of the contagious virus has markedly risen, the death toll still stands at 26, the spokesperson for the Iraqi Health Ministry, Saif Al-Badr, told the Iraqi News Agency.
The fatality rate of the Crimean-Congo fever is as high as 40 percent. Furthermore, there is no known cure or vaccine for the infectious disease.
Whoah! This sounds bad. Are they being quarantined? Is there a race on to identify a cure? A vaccine? Is there enough PPE?
While the number of cases of the contagious virus has markedly risen, the death toll still stands at 26, the spokesperson for the Iraqi Health Ministry, Saif Al-Badr, told the Iraqi News Agency.
The fatality rate of the Crimean-Congo fever is as high as 40 percent. Furthermore, there is no known cure or vaccine for the infectious disease.
Whoah! This sounds bad. Are they being quarantined? Is there a race on to identify a cure? A vaccine? Is there enough PPE?
