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The poor, largely rural southern province is known for rearing cattle, sheep and goats, all of which are potential carriers of the disease.
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A herd of cattle is rounded up as members of a veterinary team spray disinfectant, in Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk. All photos: AFP
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Authorities said one person died on Friday of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever as cases of the virus spread to the country's north.
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Veterinary workers spray cattle and enclosures with disinfectant at a farm in Kirkuk.
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Iraq has registered eight deaths from 40 cases of the illness since the start of the year.
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Also known as Congo fever, the disease is tick-borne and causes severe haemorrhaging.
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People are generally infected through contact with the blood of infected animals, often after slaughtering livestock.
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It can also be transmitted between humans through close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected persons.
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The disease has a high death rate of between 10 and 40 per cent of all cases.
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Kirkuk authorities have prohibited the transport of cattle to or from the province.
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The poor, largely rural southern province is known for rearing cattle, sheep and goats, all of which are potential carriers of the disease.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TQK76TWQD2GAZVE5IRSFQYV6NY.jpg?smart=true&auth=c1bb10d22de5083c1543d54f22d25b0f6fcb323d93d992afd8a8e9140a4c7e11&width=400&height=225)
A herd of cattle is rounded up as members of a veterinary team spray disinfectant, in Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk. All photos: AFP
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Authorities said one person died on Friday of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever as cases of the virus spread to the country's north.
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Veterinary workers spray cattle and enclosures with disinfectant at a farm in Kirkuk.
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Iraq has registered eight deaths from 40 cases of the illness since the start of the year.
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Also known as Congo fever, the disease is tick-borne and causes severe haemorrhaging.
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People are generally infected through contact with the blood of infected animals, often after slaughtering livestock.
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It can also be transmitted between humans through close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected persons.
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The disease has a high death rate of between 10 and 40 per cent of all cases.
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Kirkuk authorities have prohibited the transport of cattle to or from the province.
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The poor, largely rural southern province is known for rearing cattle, sheep and goats, all of which are potential carriers of the disease.