Wyclef Jean today (December 3) responded to a recent study that claimed AIDS made its way to the United States via his native homeland, Haiti.

In October, Michael Worobey, an assistant professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona in Tucson, released a report claiming that AIDS originated from central Africa then spread to Haiti and entered US soil via a Haitian immigrant in 1969.

According to Agence France-Presse, Wyclef responded to the report in a statement via his foundaton, Yele Haiti, calling it ‘prejudicial and unjust’.

 “AIDS is a worldwide illness that does not discriminate.  Making Haiti the scapegoat only gets in the way of world progress in AIDS research,” Clef said.  ““Haiti needs the support of the international community to be able to respond effectively to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the country and bring its unique response to the global response to the problem.”

Haiti, which is reportedly the poorest nation in the western hemisphere, has an estimated 40,000 citizens infected by the AIDS virus.  Haitian authorities have revealed that the AIDS rate had fallen to 3% of the population in 2006, compared with 10 percent in the 1990s.

Wyclef, who moved to America when he was nine, has long been active in support of his native country and created Yele H aiti to provide aid and assistance to his impoverished birthplace.  He was recently appointed as a goodwill ambassador for his native country and awarded with a diplomatic passport for his efforts.

The rapper will be releasing his sixth solo album, The Carnival II: Memoirs Of An Immigrant, tomorrow (December 4).  The album features appearances from Akon, Lil Wayne, T.I., Sizzla and Chamillionaire, among others.