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Comment
. 2020 Oct 1;222(9):1570-1571.
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa455.

Plasmodium falciparum Infection May Protect a Population from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection

Aditya K Panda  1 , Rina Tripathy  2 , Bidyut K Das  3
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Plasmodium falciparum Infection May Protect a Population from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection

Aditya K Panda et al. J Infect Dis. .
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Figure 1.
Correlation between the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases reported and the average annual malarial parasite index (API) during 2010–2019. Data from all districts of Odisha state were analyzed, and each dot represents 1 district. An inverse correlation was observed between API and number of COVID-19 cases reported through 19 June 2020 (n = 30).
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