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Nature 406, 673 (17 August 2000) | doi:10.1038/35021298

Though HIV is the main cause of AIDS, other factors play a role

R. T. D. Oliver1

  1. Department of Medical Oncology, Saint Bartholomew's Hospital, London EC1A 7BE, UK

Although I entirely endorse the stand taken by the authors of the Durban Declaration1, I think that HIV is the principal, rather than the sole, initiating factor of the current world pandemic of AIDS. I believe this for the following reasons.