(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Trend
The Iraqi Ministry of Health said on Saturday that up to 90
cases of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) have been registered in
Iraq, including 18 deaths, Trend reports citing Xinhua .
'There has been a serious increase in the VHF cases in Iraq
recently, and the number of registered cases could rise further if
some other suspected cases are confirmed,' the ministry's spokesman
Sayf al-Badr said at a press conference.
The first VHF case was detected in Dhi Qar last month, and later
more cases were discovered in several other provinces, he
added.
The VHFs are a group of diseases caused by different viruses,
including the Ebola virus, which affects multiple organ systems in
the body and may cause fever and bleeding. The Iraqi health
ministry has not revealed which virus has caused the recent
cases.
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