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.