Seroepidemiological Study of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Small Ruminants in Thi-Qar Governorate, Southern Iraq, 2023
Wessam Monther Mohammed Saleh1*, Afrah Ali Dakhil2, Saad Shaheen Hamadi Al-Taher3, Mazin Mahdi Naji4, Layth Mohammed Salih AbdulRasool4, Khazaal Abbas Khazaal Alqaisi4
1Department of Veterinary Internal and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Basrah, Basra State, Iraq; 2Medical Devices Technology Department, College of Health and Medical Technology, Al-Ayen Iraqi University, Thi-Qar, Iraq; 3Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Basrah, Basra State, Iraq; 4Virology Section, Central Veterinary Laboratories, Veterinary Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture, Baghdad, Iraq.
*Correspondence | Wessam Monther Mohammed Saleh, Department of Veterinary Internal and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Basrah, Basra State, Iraq; Email:
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Figure 1:
Showing the geographic distribution of CCHF infection in Thi-Qar Governorate, Iraq. = positive CCHF case.
Figure 2:
Showing tick infestation on the ear of CCHF-seropositive sheep in Thi-Qar Governorate, Iraq.
Figure 3:
Showing tick infestation on the ear of CCHF-seropositive goat in Thi-Qar Governorate, Iraq.