Associations between Burkitt Lymphoma among children in Malawi and infection with HIV, EBV and malaria: results from a case-control study

Associations between Burkitt Lymphoma among children in Malawi and infection with HIV, EBV and malaria: results from a case-control study

Background: Burkitt lymphoma, a childhood cancer common in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, has been associated with Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) and malaria, but its association with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is not clear. Methodology/principal findings: We conducted a case-control study of Burkit...

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Main Authors: Mutalima, N, Molyneux, E, Jaffe, H, Kamiza, S, Borgstein, E, Mkandawire, N, Liomba, G, Batumba, M, Lagos, D, Gratrix, F, Boshoff, C, Casabonne, D, Carpenter, L, Newton, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2008
Subjects:
Epidemiology
Malaria
HIV/AIDS

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