Epidemiological profile of tuberculosis in Iraq during 2011-2018.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most progressive infectious diseases caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The pathogen is the first cause of mortality linked to a single pathogen worldwide, especially in poor and developing countries.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to estimate incidence rate (IR) of TB in Iraq during a period of eight years (2011-2018).

Association between ABO blood groups and susceptibility to COVID-19: profile of age and gender in Iraqi patients.

Background: A case-control study was performed to examine age, gender, and ABO blood groups in 1014 Iraqi hospitalized cases with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and 901 blood donors (control group). The infection was molecularly diagnosed by detecting coronavirus RNA in nasal swabs of patients.

Results: Mean age was significantly elevated in cases compared to controls (48.