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Nature 459, 168 (14 May 2009) | doi:10.1038/459168a; Published online 13 May 2009

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The dangers of denying HIV

John P. Moore1

BOOK REVIEWEDDenying AIDS: Conspiracy Theories, Pseudoscience, and Human Tragedy

by Seth Kalichman

Springer: 2009. 205 pp. $25

Inadequate health policies in South Africa have reportedly led to some 330,000 unnecessary AIDS deaths and a spike in infant mortality, according to estimates by South African and US researchers. This carnage exceeds the death toll in Darfur, yet it has received far less attention.