The epidemiology of AIDS in Haiti refutes the claims of Gilbert et al.

Abstract

In 1982, scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) incorrectly inferred that Haitians were at increased risk for acquiring HIV (1), a generalization that resulted in unprecedented national stigmatization. The association was later dropped, but Haiti's economy never recovered. Gilbert et al. (2) again link HIV's origins and Haiti, stating that “subtype B … [↵][1]‖E-mail: skoenig{at}partners.org [1]: #xref-corresp-1-1