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From: EL407007%BROWNVM.BITNET@oac.ucla.edu (Bill Sklar)
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Subject: Re: (2328) Aids from mosquitoes
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>I have earlier been convinced that aids is not transmitted by mosquitoes.
>However, it there any conclusive information?

A couple things.  One, the amount of blood entering the human bloodstream
while a mosquito "bites" it isn't sufficient for transmission.  Two,
there's simply no evidence at all whatsoever that it ever *has* been
transmitted by mosquitos.

--Bill (el407007@brownvm.brown.edu)