An aerial picture taken on May 7, 2022, shows members of a veterinary team spraying cattle and enclosures with disinfectant in Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk, a day after registering the first death of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever as cases of the virus spread to the country's north. - Iraq has registered eight deaths from 40 cases of the illness, also known as Congo fever, since the start of the year, a health ministry spokesman said. The disease is tick-borne and causes severe haemorrhaging, according to the World Health Organization. (Photo by Shwan NAWZAD / AFP)