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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated April 12, 2000 on the consolidated
financial statements of Vitech America, Inc. as of December 31, 1998 and 1999
and for each of the three years ended December 31, 1999 appearing in the Form
10-K annual report of Vitech America, Inc., and the reference to our firm under
the caption "Experts" in the Registration Statement.
/s/ Pannell Ker Forster PC
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Pannell Ker Forster PC
PANNELL KER FORSTER PC
New York, New York
September 27, 2000
