Papillomavirus can be transmitted through the blood and produce infections in blood recipients: Evidence from two animal models
N. Cladel, P. Jiang, J. Li, X. Peng, T. Cooper, V. Majerciak, K. Balogh, T. Meyer, S. Brendle, L. Budgeon, D. Shearer, R. Munden, M. Cam, R. Vallur, N. Christensen, , J. Hu
This paper shows that papillomavirus can be transmitted through blood and cause infections in animal models, suggesting blood transfusion as a potential route for HPV infection and cancer in humans.
bioRxiv · Feb 7, 2019Microbiology