The incidence, clustering and characteristics of Burkitt lymphoma in the Northwest province of Cameroon-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The incidence, clustering and characteristics of Burkitt lymphoma in the Northwest province of Cameroon

Published:2009-08-11 Issue:4 Volume:39 Page:228-230
ISSN:0049-4755
Container-title:Tropical Doctor
language:en
Short-container-title:Trop Doct

Author:

Wright N J¹,Hesseling P B²,McCormick P³,Tchintseme F³

Affiliation:

1. Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK

2. Department of Paediatrics, Health Sciences Faculty, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg Children's Hospital, Republic of South Africa

3. Banso Baptist Hospital, Kumbo, Northwest Province, Cameroon, West Africa

Abstract

The epidemiology of Burkitt lymphoma (BL) has never been documented in Cameroon. Data were collected from 16 hospitals, the Delegation of Public Health and the regional pathologist in the Northwest province of Cameroon on all BL cases. The incidence of BL in this region is 5.9/100,000 children aged <15 years/year – the second highest incidence documented to date. Significant clustering was also identified in Ndop, a low-lying region with a high malaria endemicity, at 21.5 cases/100,000 children aged <15 year/year ( P < 0.001).

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1258/td.2009.080373

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