3 JANUARY 2004, Page 24

From Jakob von Uexkull Sir: Congratulations on publishing Rian Malan's

report, which no doubt will generate furious reactions. Having researched this field for 10 years, I can confirm that his conclusions make sense. In reality, the situation is even more grotesque, as most African Aids is actually TB, which is misdiagnosed and mistreated based on extrapolations from unspecific and unreliable HIV tests.

Jakob von Uexkull

London W1