Newly-isolated HPV97, related to HPV18 and 45 is frequently detected in HIV-positive men from the Montreal area

This may reflect that themost prevalent types were isolated and characterized earlier,and not many mucosal types are left to discover. Recentlycloned types 92, 93, 94, 95 and 96 were isolated from skinlesions and belong to the cutaneous Beta Papillomavirus genuswhich has a less important influence on human health.