A source familiar with the matter revealed today, Tuesday, that a confirmed case of hemorrhagic fever has been recorded in a woman in the city of Mosul, while the administration of the veterinary hospital confirmed that the cases in the city are very limited compared to other provinces.
The source said in a statement followed by the video news agency, “A case of hemorrhagic fever was recorded for a woman in the Zahra neighborhood of Mosul, whose husband works in buying and selling livestock,” noting that “the test result came back positive, and as a result, specialized teams headed to the location of the infected after confirming that her husband had direct contact with the livestock.”
For his part, the director of the veterinary hospital, Haitham Naif, said in a statement followed by the video news agency, “Mosul is considered one of the safest cities regarding hemorrhagic fever in Iraq, as it recorded the lowest number of cases, which are very limited.”
He added that the veterinary department continues to implement preventive measures by spraying livestock with designated materials and conducting medical examinations on them, in addition to subjecting animals designated for slaughter to strict monitoring beforehand.