Official name:Republic of Iraq
WRLFMD code:IRQ
FMD first recorded: 
FMD eradicated:No
Subsequent outbreaks:Endemic
Serotypes (last rpt): 
Current status:FMD-free
Useful websites: 
FMDV SerotypeYears (not comprehensive)
Untyped2023, 2025
O1957, 1959, 1961-1964, 1966, 1969-1970, 1973, 1977, 1985, 1994, 1999-2001, 2010, 2025
A1952, 1955, 1963-1964, 1970, 1978, 1985, 2000, 2002, 2009-2010, 2012-2013
C-
Asia 11975, 1985, 2011-2012
SAT 11962, 2025
SAT 22022, 2023
SAT 3-
Notes-

1 FMDV O suspected, based on serology

WRLFMD batch no.Date ReceivedTypeVirus samplesTopotypeLineageSublineageWRLFMD Reports
 22/02/2000AIRQ 17/2000nd-- 
IRQ 18/2000nd--
NVDIRQ 1/2000---
IRQ 2/2000---
IRQ 3/2000---
IRQ 4/2000---
IRQ 5/2000---
IRQ 6/2000---
IRQ 7/2000---
IRQ 8/2000---
IRQ 9/2000---
IRQ 10/2000---
IRQ 11/2000---
IRQ 12/2000---
IRQ 13/2000---
IRQ 14/2000---
IRQ 15/2000---
IRQ 16/2000---
IRQ 19/2000---
IRQ 20/2000---
IRQ 21/2000---
 14/03/2000NVDIRQ/22/2000--- 
IRQ/23/2000---
IRQ/24/2000---
IRQ/25/2000---
 27/04/2000OIRQ 26/2000nd-- 
IRQ 27/2000nd--
IRQ 28/2000nd--
IRQ 29/2000nd--
IRQ 30/2000nd--
IRQ 31/2000nd--
IRQ 32/2000nd--
IRQ 33/2000nd--
NVDIRQ 34/2000---
 26/05/2000FMDIRQ 43/2000nd-- 
IRQ 44/2000nd--
IRQ 45/2000nd--
IRQ 47/2000nd--
IRQ 48/2000nd--
NVDIRQ 35/2000---
IRQ 36/2000---
IRQ 37/2000---
IRQ 38/2000---
IRQ 39/2000---
IRQ 40/2000---
IRQ 41/2000---
IRQ 42/2000---
IRQ 46/2000---
IRQ 49/2000---
IRQ 50/2000---
IRQ 51/2000---
IRQ 52/2000---
IRQ 53/2000---
IRQ 54/2000---
IRQ 55/2000---
IRQ 56/2000---
 13/07/2000PPRVIRQ 57/2000--- 
IRQ 58/2000---
IRQ 59/2000---
IRQ 60/2000---
 30/08/2000NVDIRQ 61/2000--- 
IRQ 62/2000---
IRQ 63/2000---
IRQ 64/2000---
IRQ 65/2000---
IRQ 66/2000---
IRQ 67/2000---
 26/10/2000NVDIRQ 68/2000--- 
IRQ 69/2000---
IRQ 70/2000---
IRQ 71/2000---
IRQ 72/2000---
IRQ 73/2000---
IRQ 74/2000---
IRQ 75/2000---
IRQ 76/2000---
IRQ 77/2000---
IRQ 78/2000---
IRQ 79/2000---
IRQ 80/2000---
IRQ 81/2000---
IRQ 82/2000---
IRQ 83/2000---
IRQ 84/2000---
IRQ 85/2000---
IRQ 86/2000---
IRQ 87/2000---
IRQ 88/2000---
IRQ 89/2000---
IRQ 90/2000---
IRQ 91/2000---
IRQ 92/2000---
IRQ 93/2000---
IRQ 94/2000---
IRQ 95/2000---
IRQ 96/2000---
IRQ 97/2000---
IRQ 98/2000---
IRQ 99/2000---
IRQ 100/2000---
IRQ 101/2000---
 28/02/2001OIRQ 2/2001nd-- 
IRQ 3/2001nd--
IRQ 4/2001nd--
IRQ 5/2001nd--
NVDIRQ 1/2001---
 11/02/2002AIRQ 2/2002nd--Detection
Vaccine
IRQ 5/2002nd--
NVDIRQ 1/2002---
IRQ 3/2002---
IRQ 4/2002---
IRQ 6/2002---
IRQ 7/2002---
 11/03/2002AIRQ 24/2002nd--Detection
IRQ 33/2002nd--
NVDIRQ 8/2002---
IRQ 9/2002---
IRQ 10/2002---
IRQ 11/2002---
IRQ 12/2002---
IRQ 13/2002---
IRQ 14/2002---
IRQ 15/2002---
IRQ 16/2002---
IRQ 17/2002---
IRQ 18/2002---
IRQ 19/2002---
IRQ 20/2002---
IRQ 21/2002---
IRQ 22/2002---
IRQ 23/2002---
IRQ 25/2002---
IRQ 26/2002---
IRQ 27/2002---
IRQ 28/2002---
IRQ 29/2002---
IRQ 30/2002---
IRQ 31/2002---
IRQ 32/2002---
IRQ 34/2002---
 13/05/2002NVDIRQ 35/2002---Detection
IRQ 36/2002---
IRQ 37/2002---
IRQ 38/2002---
IRQ 39/2002---
IRQ 40/2002---
IRQ 41/2002---
IRQ 42/2002---
IRQ 43/2002---
IRQ 44/2002---
IRQ 45/2002---
IRQ 46/2002---
IRQ 47/2002---
IRQ 48/2002---
IRQ 49/2002---
IRQ 50/2002---
IRQ 51/2002---
IRQ 52/2002---
IRQ 53/2002---
IRQ 54/2002---
IRQ 55/2002---
IRQ 56/2002---
IRQ 57/2002---
IRQ 58/2002---
 04/07/2002AIRQ 59/2002nd--Detection
Vaccine
IRQ 60/2002nd--
NVDIRQ 61/2002---
IRQ 62/2002---
IRQ 63/2002---
IRQ 64/2002---
IRQ 65/2002---
IRQ 66/2002---
IRQ 67/2002---
IRQ 68/2002---
IRQ 69/2002---
IRQ 70/2002---
IRQ 71/2002---
IRQ 72/2002---
 14/08/2002AIRQ 76/2002nd--Detection
IRQ 79/2002nd--
IRQ 84/2002nd--
IRQ 90/2002nd--
IRQ 92/2002nd--
NVDIRQ 73/2002---
IRQ 74/2002---
IRQ 75/2002---
IRQ 77/2002---
IRQ 78/2002---
IRQ 80/2002---
IRQ 81/2002---
IRQ 82/2002---
IRQ 83/2002---
IRQ 85/2002---
IRQ 86/2002---
IRQ 87/2002---
IRQ 88/2002---
IRQ 89/2002---
IRQ 91/2002---
IRQ 93/2002---
IRQ 94/2002---
IRQ 95/2002---
IRQ 96/2002---
IRQ 97/2002---
IRQ 98/2002---
 30/09/2002AIRQ 99/2002nd--Detection
IRQ 100/2002nd--
IRQ 101/2002nd--
NVDIRQ 102/2002---
 01/11/2002AIRQ 103/2002nd--Detection
IRQ 104/2002nd--
IRQ 105/2002nd--
IRQ 106/2002nd--
IRQ 107/2002nd--
IRQ 108/2002nd--
NVDIRQ 109/2002---
IRQ 110/2002---
IRQ 111/2002---
IRQ 112/2002---
WRLFMD/2009/0000328/01/2009AIRQ/9/2009ASIAIran-05BAR-08Detection
Genotyping(A)
Vaccine(A)
IRQ/10/2009ASIAIran-05BAR-08
IRQ/11/2009ASIAIran-05BAR-08
IRQ/12/2009ASIAIran-05BAR-08
IRQ/15/2009ASIAIran-05BAR-08
IRQ/17/2009ASIAIran-05BAR-08
IRQ/19/2009ASIAIran-05BAR-08
FMDV GDIRQ/7/2009nd--
IRQ/8/2009nd--
IRQ/18/2009nd--
IRQ/20/2009nd--
NVDIRQ/1/2009---
IRQ/2/2009---
IRQ/3/2009---
IRQ/4/2009---
IRQ/5/2009---
IRQ/6/2009---
IRQ/13/2009---
IRQ/14/2009---
IRQ/16/2009---
WRLFMD/2009/0000615/02/2009AIRQ/21/2009ASIAIran-05BAR-08Detection
Genotyping(A)
Vaccine(A)
Vaccine(A,sup)
IRQ/22/2009ASIAIran-05BAR-08
IRQ/23/2009ASIAIran-05BAR-08
IRQ/24/2009ASIAIran-05BAR-08
FMDV GDIRQ/25/2009nd--
WRLFMD/2011/0001906/04/2011OIRQ/4/2010ME-SAPanAsia-2ANT-10Detection
Genotyping (O)
Genotyping (A)
Vaccine (O)
Vaccine (A)
IRQ/6/2010ME-SAPanAsia-2ANT-10
IRQ/7/2010ME-SAPanAsia-2ANT-10
IRQ/8/2010ME-SAPanAsia-2ANT-10
IRQ/12/2010ME-SAPanAsia-2ANT-10
IRQ/13/2010ME-SAPanAsia-2ANT-10
AIRQ/5/2010ASIAIran-05AFG-07
FMDV GDIRQ/1/2010nd--
IRQ/3/2010nd--
IRQ/9/2010nd--
IRQ/10/2010nd--
IRQ/11/2010nd--
IRQ/14/2010nd--
IRQ/15/2010nd--
NVDIRQ/2/2010---
IRQ/16/2010---
IRQ/17/2010---
WRLMEG/2013/0003010/11/2013ASlemani/IRQ/2013 *ASIAIran-05SIS-10 
Asia 1Slemani/IRQ/2012 *ASIASindh-08-
WRLMEG/2023/0000402/02/2023SAT 2IRQ/S41/Nineveh/2023 *XIV--Genotyping(SAT2)
WRLMEG/2023/0000604/02/2023SAT 2S26/Baghdad/IRQ/2022 *XIV--Genotyping(SAT2)
S25/Baghdad/IRQ/2022 *XIV--
S19/Baghdad/IRQ/2022 *XIV--
S41/Nineveh/IRQ/2023 *XIV-​-
WRLFMD/2023/00000815/02/2023SAT 2IRQ 1/2022XIV--Detection
Genotyping(SAT2)
Vaccine
IRQ 2/2022XIV--
IRQ 3/2022​XIV--
IRQ 3/2023​XIV--
IRQ 4/2023​XIV--
IRQ 5/2023​XIV--
IRQ 6/2023​XIV--
IRQ 7/2023​XIV--
IRQ 8/2023​XIV-​-
IRQ 9/2023​XIV--
FMDV GDIRQ 1/2023nd--
IRQ 2/2023nd--
WRLFMD/2025/00000610/03/2025OIRQ 8/2025ME-SASA-2018-Detection
Genotyping(O)
Genotyping(SAT1)
IRQ 10/2025ME-SASA-2018-
IRQ 14/2025ME-SASA-2018-
IRQ 17/2025ME-SASA-2018-
IRQ 20/2025ME-SASA-2018-
IRQ 21/2025ME-SASA-2018-
IRQ 24/2025ME-SASA-2018-
SAT 1IRQ 1/2025I--
IRQ 3/2025I--
IRQ 4/2025I--
IRQ 11/2025I--
IRQ 13/2025I--
IRQ 16/2025I--
IRQ 18/2025I--
IRQ 19/2025I--
IRQ 22/2025I--
IRQ 23/2025I--
FMVD GDIRQ 2/2025nd--
IRQ 5/2025nd--
IRQ 6/2025nd--
IRQ 7/2025nd--
IRQ 9/2025nd--
IRQ 12/2025nd--
IRQ 15/2025nd--

nd, Not done
*, Not a WRLFMD reference number (only VP1 sequence received)