title: Population impact of HPV vaccines: summary of early evidence.
abstract: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are available in the United States and around the world to prevent HPV-associated diseases including cervical cancer and genital warts. HPV vaccination is currently recommended for adolescents: target ages for routine and catch-up vaccinations vary by country. Because the time from vaccination to cancer development can be several decades, many studies are evaluating more immediate outcomes. In the 4 years since the vaccine was introduced, reductions in HPV vaccine type prevalence and genital warts have been reported in young females in the United States and other countries. Many questions remain about the long-term impact, but the initial studies show promising results for the relatively new HPV vaccine.
authors.affiliation: Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. Electronic address: bse4@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hariri
authors.forename: Lauri E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Markowitz
authors.forename: Eileen F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Dunne
authors.forename: Elizabeth R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Unger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology*; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines
keywords: Cervical cancer; HPV vaccine; Prevention