The Iraqi Ministry of Health has published the number of deaths from hemorrhagic fever since the beginning of 2023. The ministry said in a press statement today that there have been 95 cases of hemorrhagic fever infection in Iraq since the beginning of the year, including 13 deaths. , indicating that the disease reached its highest prevalence in 2023. 2022.
Saif Al-Badr, a spokesman for the ministry, confirmed that the severity of the spread this year was less than in 2022, with 212 injuries reported, including 27 deaths.
The majority of injuries and deaths this year were also reported in Dhi Qar province (28 injuries and 6 deaths), located in southern Iraq, according to the ministry.