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Cholera and ABO Blood Group: Understanding an Ancient Association
12 Jul 2016
Abstract excerpt
Since the association was first recognized by Barua and Paguio in 1977,1 many investigators have confirmed a strong link between cholera and the human blood group O phenotype. Although the blood type O does not affect the risk of being infected with Vibrio cholerae, it has a tremendous impact on disease severity.2 For example, when cholera was introduced into Peru in 1991, individuals with blood type O were eight...
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