title: ABO blood groups among malaria cases from district Mandla, Madhya Pradesh.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Malaria Research Centre (Field Station), Medical College Building, Jabalpur, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Uniyal
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System