Asbestos New Caledonia

(Goldberg et al, 1991, 1995; Luce et al, 1994, 2000)

Identification of a cluster of mesothelioma

Sex ratio close to one

Some young cases

No history of occupational exposure to asbestos for 26 cases among 28

Mainly Melanesians (23/28)

Most of the cases in the same rural area

Courtesy of the EPA

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