I normally do not post on this forum but would like to know more about this survey. I have been interested in blood type and have tested my secretor status, so would be interested in what affect different blood types may have on whether people are bothered by parasites or not.
The secretor status of individuals has been linked with a number of diseases and disorders. The ability or inability of some persons to secrete water soluble ABH substances is genetically controlled. Non-secretors have been associated with some autoimmune diseases, and a number of bacterial and fungal infections [1-3].
On the other hand, secretors have been reported to be more susceptible to infections caused by norovirus [4], influenza virus, rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial virus and echovirus [5], HIV [6, 7].
The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between ABH secretor status and symptomatic and asymptomatic falciparum malaria.