Trichodysplasia spinulosa polyomavirus infection occurs during early childhood with intra-familial transmission, especially from mother to child

To get new insights into the distribution and modes of acquisition of trichodysplasia spinulosa polyomavirus (TSPyV) infection, we performed a seroepidemiological study in two populations from Cameroon. Our results suggest that TSPyV infection occurs, through close contacts, during early childhood with intra-familial transmission, especially from mother to child.