human papillomavirus

Monitoring the presence of human papillomavirus in public areas indicates non-sexual transmission of the virus and environmental risk | BMC Public Health

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Sample collection Based on the potential for non-sexual transmission routes of HPV infection, this study selected female restrooms in four types of locations as research subjects: general hospitals, obstetrics and gynecology hospitals, community health centers, and public restrooms. Sampling was conducted on 30 weekdays from May 15 to July 1, 2024. At 15:00 each weekday, … Read more

Associations of Atopobium, Garderella, Megasphaera, Prevotella, Sneathia, and Streptococcus with human papillomavirus infection, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, and cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Bray F, Laversanne M, Sung H, et al. Global cancer statistics 2022: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA Cancer J Clin. 2024;74(3):229–63. Brisson M, Kim JJ, Canfell K, et al. Impact of HPV vaccination and cervical screening on cervical cancer elimination: a comparative modelling analysis in 78 … Read more

Ayurvedic study shows hope against cancer-causing HPV strains

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May 10, 2025 10:35 PM IST The experimental model was developed by a team of seven doctors and researchers led by Dr Ruchika Kaol Ghanekar, a senior scientist at the Cancer Research Lab, Pune. A new Ayurvedic formulation developed to combat specific strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) has shown promising results in an experimental … Read more

HPV vaccination to be implemented nationwide

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TEHRAN -The health ministry is planning to include the Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in the country’s immunization program to prevent the prevalence of cervical cancer and genital warts infection, an official with the health ministry has said. “Genital warts are not common in the country, so the vaccination mainly focuses on the prevention of the … Read more

Proposed self-screening tests for cervical cancer may drive increase in cases

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Cervical cancer begins in the cells of the cervix and is primarily caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted virus. Globally, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women, with approximately 660,000 new cases in 2022. Cervical cancer is highly treatable when found early; routine screening and HPV vaccinations therefore … Read more