Dynamic changes of HPV genotypes in a tourism-influenced populated area, Northeastern Iran
Afsane Fadaee, Seyed Sajjad Alavi-Kakhki, Samira Basharkhah, Seyed Ali Akbar Shamsian, Zahra Shadman, Narges Valizadeh, Samira Amin Poustchi Tousi, Mohammad Arefi · 2026
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Afsane Fadaee and a large team revisit the spread of a common sexually spread virus in northeastern Iran, a region shaped by tourism. Doctors sent samples from several thousand people suspected of such infections to regional labs, and the team typed the virus strains found. They then compared the picture with a matching survey done about eight years earlier in the same provinces.
The virus showed up in most samples, most often in adults in their twenties and thirties. Overall share rose by more than a quarter since the earlier survey, and infections carrying many strains at once became far more common. Three of the frequent strains are known cancer-risk types. Fadaee and colleagues say the shift strengthens the case for vaccination and screening in the region.
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| CREATOR | Afsane Fadaee, Seyed Sajjad Alavi-Kakhki, Samira Basharkhah, Seyed Ali Akbar Shamsian, Zahra Shadman, Narges Valizadeh, Samira Amin Poustchi Tousi, Mohammad Arefi |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36013 |
| LICENSE | CC_BY |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS |