Spatial Distribution of Incident Pediatric Burkitt Lymphoma in Central and Northern Malawi and Association with Malaria Prevalence
June 2022 PURPOSE Burkitt lymphoma (BL) accounts for 90% of pediatric lymphomas in sub-Saharan Africa. Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) malaria is considered an etiological factor of BL. We describe the geographic distribution of pediatric BL in Malawi and association with malaria prevalence (PfPR). We also examine the influence of travel time to cancer referral center as … Read more