papillomavirus
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In the new study, the researchers focused on cancers caused by human papillomavirus, or HPV.
From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026
Doctors typically swab a patient’s cervix in clinical settings to test for high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus, an infection that can cause cancer when left untreated, through Pap smears and HPV testing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
Last year researchers from Edinburgh University's Bioquarter set up workshops in local schools to teach pupils about the benefits of immunisation against human papillomavirus.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025
That makes it a bigger risk factor than exposure to UV radiation, poor diet, and infections from pathogens like hepatitis and the human papillomavirus.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2025
He has found a gallery of pathogens that threaten poultry, humans, or both: influenza and Newcastle disease virus, Campylobacter, Salmonella, Yersinia, tick-borne encephalitis virus, Candidatus, Babesia, Rickettsia, and papillomavirus.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 26, 2023
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