Endemic Burkitt lymphoma: a complication of asymptomatic malaria in sub-Saharan Africa based on published literature and primary data from Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya

Endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL) is an aggressive B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma associated with antigenic stimulation from Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Whether eBL risk is related to malaria parasite density is unk...

Source: Malaria Journal - July 28, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Lawrence S. Redmond, Martin D. Ogwang, Patrick Kerchan, Steven J. Reynolds, Constance N. Tenge, Pamela A. Were, Robert T. Kuremu, Nestory Masalu, Esther Kawira, Isaac Otim, Ismail D. Legason, Herry Dhudha, Leona W. Ayers, Kishor Bhatia, James J. Goedert a Tags: Research Source Type: research