Original sentence: Duesberg asserts that AIDS in Africa is misdiagnosed and the epidemic a "myth", claiming incorrectly that the diagnostic criteria for AIDS are different in Africa than elsewhere.He is a proponent of the debunked claim that HIV does not cause AIDS.This correlation hypothesis has been disproven by evidence showing that only HIV infection, not homosexuality nor recreational/pharmaceutical drug use, predicts who will develop AIDS
Edited sentence: Duesberg asserts that AIDS in Africa is misdiagnosed and the epidemic a "myth", claiming  that the diagnostic criteria for AIDS are different in Africa than elsewhere.He is a proponent of the claim that HIV does not cause AIDS.The scientific consensus is that only HIV causes AIDS