Some advocates hold that HIV was introduced to North America by a flight attendant named Gaëtan Dugas, referred to as "Patient Zero". Other advocates argue that there were cases of AIDS much earlier than initially known.

The current consensus is that Patient Zero did not introduce HIV to North America. See HIV and AIDS misconceptions.

Inoculation theory

It has also been theorized that a series of inoculations against hepatitis that were performed in the gay community of San Francisco were tainted with HIV. Although there was a high correlation between recipients of that vaccination and initial cases of AIDS, this theory has never been proven.

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    A Christian based orphanage for Zimbabwean Aids orphans and streetkids, dedicated to reduce the effect of AIDS in Africa. Includes information about recent activity and organization, details on how visitors can help on its projects, and an online shop with related books and audio CDs.
  • UNAIDS - ZimbabweUNAIDS - Zimbabwe
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    Country situation analysis including downloadable epidemiological fact sheets. From the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.
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