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From: elt@astrovax.UUCP (Ed Turner)
Newsgroups: net.med,net.women,net.motss,net.jokes
Subject: Re: AIDS and RE: The worst (hist.) surgical proc.
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Date: Thu, 27-Feb-86 12:50:38 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 27 12:50:38 1986
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Summary: 


A different and more alarming speculation for the widespread heterosexual
occurence of AIDS in Africa (and Hatti) with a similar frequency among
men and women is a possible insect vector, perhaps some species of
mosquito.  This was mentioned in a fairly recent issue of SCIENCE.  I
think it was also put forward to explain a geographically and temporally
concentrated group of AIDS cases in a small Florida town in a swampy area.
It certainly sounds plausable to my inexpert ears.  Does anyone know
any more about this?

Ed Turner
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