Burden of Epstein-Barr virus in gastric cancer, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and Burkitt lymphoma in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Saleamlak Sebsibe, Sisay Desale, Sisay Kassa, Yabsira Asmare, Yonas Erkihun, Zewudu Mulatie, Afewerk Habtamu, Bruktawit Eshetu, Emiyamrew Getnet, Endashaw Belayhun, Kalu Tsegaye, Mahider Shimelis Feyisa, Marye Wondimnew Tefera, Mikiyas Shemelis Achame, Rahel Birhanu Arage, Mihret Tilahun

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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-026-13980-6
Published: 2026-07-09
Container: BMC Infectious Diseases
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12879-026-13980-6,
  title = {Burden of Epstein-Barr virus in gastric cancer, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and Burkitt lymphoma in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis},
  author = {Saleamlak Sebsibe and Sisay Desale and Sisay Kassa and Yabsira Asmare and Yonas Erkihun and Zewudu Mulatie and Afewerk Habtamu and Bruktawit Eshetu and Emiyamrew Getnet and Endashaw Belayhun and Kalu Tsegaye and Mahider Shimelis Feyisa and Marye Wondimnew Tefera and Mikiyas Shemelis Achame and Rahel Birhanu Arage and Mihret Tilahun},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC Infectious Diseases},
  doi = {10.1186/s12879-026-13980-6},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-13980-6}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Burden of Epstein-Barr virus in gastric cancer, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and Burkitt lymphoma in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
AU  - Saleamlak Sebsibe
AU  - Sisay Desale
AU  - Sisay Kassa
AU  - Yabsira Asmare
AU  - Yonas Erkihun
AU  - Zewudu Mulatie
AU  - Afewerk Habtamu
AU  - Bruktawit Eshetu
AU  - Emiyamrew Getnet
AU  - Endashaw Belayhun
AU  - Kalu Tsegaye
AU  - Mahider Shimelis Feyisa
AU  - Marye Wondimnew Tefera
AU  - Mikiyas Shemelis Achame
AU  - Rahel Birhanu Arage
AU  - Mihret Tilahun
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMC Infectious Diseases
DO  - 10.1186/s12879-026-13980-6
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-13980-6
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Sebsibe, S., Desale, S., Kassa, S., Asmare, Y., Erkihun, Y., Mulatie, Z., Habtamu, A., Eshetu, B., Getnet, E., Belayhun, E., Tsegaye, K., Feyisa, M. S., Tefera, M. W., Achame, M. S., Arage, R. B., & Tilahun, M. (2026). Burden of Epstein-Barr virus in gastric cancer, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and Burkitt lymphoma in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-13980-6

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