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The relationship between epidemic influenza A(H1N1) and ABO blood groups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2010

M. Lebiush ,
L. Rannon  and
J. D. Kark
M. Lebiush
Affiliation:
Israel Defence Forces Medical Corps
L. Rannon
Affiliation:
WHO National Influenza Center, Central Virological Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Israel
J. D. Kark
Affiliation:
Israel Defence Forces Medical Corps
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An outbreak of influenza caused by the A(H1N1) subtype in military recruits in February 1978 afforded an opportunity to study the association of ABO blood groups with influenza morbidity and serological response. Fifty-eight per cent of 336 recruits became clinically ill. There was no differential distribution of clinical influenza by blood group. However, seroconversion to a titre of ≥ 20 was significantly and appreciably higher in groups A and B than O and AB. Also, among those with serologically confirmed clinical influenza, the occurrence was significantly higher in groups A and B than groups O and AB.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 87 , Issue 1 , August 1981 , pp. 139 - 146
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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