Detection of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV16/18) in wastewater in Maryland: implications for wastewater-based epidemiology
Tania Moharrery
Hui-Min Zhang
Mustafa Ali
Ocean Thakali
C. Duru
Pan-Pan Liu
Shayan Gheshlaghi
S. Sherchan
Abstract
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a major etiological agent of cervical, anogenital, and oropharyngeal cancers, yet asymptomatic infections and social stigma limit the completeness of clinical reporting.