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Simian Virus 40 Not Associated With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Study Shows
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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) patients are no more likely than healthy people
to have been exposed to or infected by simian virus 40 (SV40), a macaque
polyomavirus that contaminated poliovirus vaccines in the mid-20th century,
according to a new study in the September 15 issue