An Opinion on Mosquitoes’ Role in HIV Transmission
Jiman He *
Liver Research Center, Brown University, Providence, United States.
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Abstract
The concept that mosquitos do not transmit HIV was established in the 1980s. The present paper examined the early studies used in formulating the concept, and showed there were significant problems with the studies. The present paper demonstrates a consistent correlation between mosquitoes and HIV over a broad range of data worldwide, and suggested that, mosquitoes are a significant risk factor in HIV transmission.
Keywords: HIV prevention, HIV transmission, mosquito, insect, epidemiology, risk factor.