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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
Group 1 — carcinogenic to humansInfectionsbiologicalEvidence: sufficient_in_humans
Summary
A herpes virus that causes mononucleosis and is associated with several lymphomas and nasopharyngeal cancer.
Detail
EBV is Group 1 with sufficient evidence for nasopharyngeal cancer, Hodgkin and Burkitt lymphoma, and certain other lymphomas. >90% of people worldwide are infected; most have no symptoms. There is no vaccine yet.
Regional relevance
global
global
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