Human Papillomavirus Type Distribution in Southern China and Taiwan

In 2007, a worldwide analysis was published that assessed the types of HPV infection found in women without cervical disease (1). Of the 291 million women suffered with cervical diseases around the world, it was found that 32% are infected with either HPV16 or HPV18, or both. Data regarding the HPV burden and incidence rates are available on the WHO/ICO Information Centre on HPV and Cervical Cancer Web site (http://www.who.int/ hpvcentre). However, HPV prevalence in different regions of Southern China is not mentioned in this website. Hence the diversity of HPV prevalence and distribution in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and various regions of China is the major focus in this chapter.