ABO blood groups among malaria cases from district Mandla, Madhya Pradesh.
A total of 2095 patients with fever were tested for malaria and classified according to ABO blood groups. Only 696 cases were malaria positive. While blood group A, B and O were equally susceptible to malaria infection, AB blood group had less number of persons with malaria parasites. A significantly lower frequency of Plasmodium falciparum was observed among individuals with blood groups A and O. In other two blood groups B and AB, no difference in P. vivax and P. falciparum proportions were observed. A two-year study showed that the frequency of repeated attacks between all blood groups was similar.
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Malaria Research Centre (Field Station), Medical College Building, Jabalpur, India.
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Uniyal
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Sharma
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D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000097:blood*; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System