Search strategy
The keywords “HPV global distribution”, “HPV prevalence”, “HPV
biology”, “HPV host interactions”, “HPV cancer development”, “HPV
prevention”, “HPV therapeutics”, “HPV coinfection with other
viruses”, “HPV coinfection with bacteria”, “HPV association with
head and neck squamous cell carcinomas”, “HPV association with anal
cancer” were used with Boolean combinations. The literature search and
relevance evaluation were conducted with the databases PubMed, Web of
Science, and Google Scholar. Articles found were considered potential
reference sources. Searches were performed up to early june 2023.