Given the new effort to suppress science and force unnecessary and untested vaccines on children and adults, it might make sense to take another look. The polio vaccine cbc witness, 2004 on april 12, 1955 jonas salks polio vaccine was first licensed for public use in the u. A journey to the source of hiv and aids by edward hooper. Then came sporadic cases among gay men in the united states and among haitians in the 1970s, leading to the global explosion in the 80s and 90s and the literal decimation of peoples in several tropical countries. A journey to the source of hiv and aids 1st back bay pbk.
The river, a book about a debunked theoretical origin of hivaids by edward hooper. No matter how one decides to view hoopers conclusion which i found to be very persuasive, he provides us with an. The river is an unprecedented investigation into the origins of aids, the most terrible epidemic of the twentieth century. For all the devastation and suffering aids has caused worldwide, we have devoted surprisingly little attention to its beginnings. Apr 03, 2003 edward hoopers the river came out in 1999. Jonathan latham the bioscience resource project if humans really did acquire hiv aids from bushmeat, then how can one explain that the four known variants of hiv three different types of hiv1, plus hiv2, each acquired independently, apparently originate from a very brief period in the history of humanchimpanzee interaction. The first identified patient with hiv infection and aids was a scandinavian man in the 1960s, who had visited westcentral africa. Helen epstein taught in the medical school at makerere university in uganda, and has written about public health for new scientist, granta, and the times literary supplement the river. Do not be put off its voluminousness or threat of medical esotericism. Jun 15, 2002 i remained as unconvinced of hoopers theory of the origin of the human immunodeficiency viruses hiv after reading the river as i had been before, but dr. In his theory about the origin of aids, the author proposes that hiv made the jump.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The cornerstone of hooper s argument in the river, though, consists of geographic links between early hiv aids cases and chat vaccinations in human beings. Controversially, the book proposed that the aids pandemic might have been caused iatrogenically through medical intervention. Edward hooper based on over a decade of research, involving more than 600 interviews and analysis of more than 4,000 scientific texts, the river examines the myriad theories about the origin of the aids epidemic.
In it, hooper proposed based on nearly two decades of research that one mans part in the race to create. Through more than 10 years of research comprising over 600 interviews and untold. Four years ago i wrote the river, a book in which i argued for a new theory of how the aids pandemic began. Review of edward hooper, the river, published in science. The river of the books title is a metaphor for the search for the source of aids. A fuller account of his latest findings appears in origin of hiv and emerging persistent viruses, the proceedings of a conference held at the accademia nazionale dei lincei. A journey to the source of hiv and aids hooper, edward, hamilton, bill on. What hooper has done is to show a striking geographical and temporal correlation between the earliest known and probable cases of aids and the sites of. A journey to the source of hiv and aids edward hooper hailed both for its revelations and its intense readability, this extraordinary work of investigative reporting examines the myriad theories about the origin of aids and offers compelling evidence that an experimental polio vaccine administered in africa in the 1950s led to one. Perhaps equally important is hooper s examination of the scientific process of discovery and testing. In september 1999, edward hoopers book the river was published. In reference to the clinical infectious diseases article 2001. The sole agenda of this book is convincing the reader that human immunodeficiency virus type 1.
A journey back to the source of hiv and aids by edward hooper. The river of the book s title is a metaphor for the search for the source of aids. A journey to the source of hiv and aids american journal. A man recently wrote in to this website to ask me an interesting question. The origins of aids, directed by peter chappell and catherine peix, follows the evidence laid out by british journalist edward hooper in his 1999 book, the river. At this meeting, three independent labs released the results of tests on the remaining stocks of koprowskis vaccine, which edward hooper had demanded in the river. I feel, writing it up, like im delivering a eulogy. Its been a long time since aids has been in the news.
Edward hoopers response to reported demise of opv theory. Based on nine years of fulltime research by science journalist edward hooper, and involving over 600 interviews and the examination of over 4,000 books and articles, the river is certain to become the authoritative chronicle of the aids pandemic. A journey back to the source of hiv and aids, by edward hooper, harmondsworth. Apr 05, 2000 my own position has changed somewhat since my book, the river, was published. A journey to the source of hiv and aids, by edward hooper. Aids origins edward hoopers site on the origins of aids. The author, ed hooper, exhaustively and, i think, obsessively, traced the outbreak of aids in africa in the 1970s back to what he argues was the administration of tainted oral polio vaccine in the late 1950s to tens of thousands of african children. Aids, first recognised in 1981, has killed millions of people worldwide and no cure is in sight.
Dec 31, 2000 the river by edward hooper, 97803163777, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Well, i never quite finished this book, as while i was reading it the theory was. The polio vaccine and hiv link history of vaccines. Hooper experienced many roadblocks during his research for the book and many of. Ed hooper s epic book, the story of his quest, eclipses all previous efforts. Edward hoopers the river is a fascinating and intriguing look at one possible explanation for the origin of the aids pandemic.
Publication date 1999 topics aids disease epidemiology, aids. The river, a fictional river in the riverworld series by philip jose farmer. Life along the connecticut river 1939 by charles edward crane, marion hooper, lewis brown and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Freedom from mental slavery the scientific evidence is.
The river ali farka toure album 1991 the river bruce springsteen album 1980 the river jordan feliz album, and the title song see below 2016. A journey to the source of hiv and aids hooper, edward. But hooper theorizes that chimpanzees were also used to prepare the experimental polio vaccine. In the river, edward hooper builds a case for hivs sudden appearance in the. A journey back to the source of hiv and aids harmondsworth, middlesex. A journey to the source of hiv and aids, by edward hooper in this modernday era, there are numerous ways to get the publication as well as they will certainly be a lot easier to do. Sep 22, 2016 however, two 1990s publicationsa 1992 rolling stone article by writer tom curtis 5 and the river, a journey to the source of hiv and aids, a 1999 book by british journalist edward hooper 6proposed a rather different hypothesis.
Quest for the origin of aidscontroversial book spurs search. Perhaps equally important is hoopers examination of the scientific process of discovery and testing. When i lived in uganda during the late 1980s, journalist ed hooper was already a wellknown figure. A journey to the source of hiv and aids hooper, edward on. As circumstantial evidence, he points to a large colony of chimpanzees at the lindi river in central congo, where the primates were caught for research. Rolling stones clarification notwithstanding, journalist edward hooper wrote a book called the river. Licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of sony classical. A journey to the source of hiv and aids, little, brown. Very in depth book about the possibility of hiv coming out of 1950s polio vaccine work in the belgian congo. The river, a book about a debunked theoretical origin of hiv aids by edward hooper. Jan 14, 2001 hooper s theoryin 1999, former bbc radio reporter edward hooper published a book called the river in which he contends the aids epidemic was caused by a contaminated polio vaccine that was given. Through more than 10 years of research comprising over 600 interviews and untold hours of library work, hooper has uncovered a complex, interlocking set of. A journey back to the source of hiv and aids by edward hooper allen lane, 1070 pp. New book challenges theories of aids origins brian martin.
In 2000, the royal society held a meeting to discuss data on the origin of aids. The river edward hooper pdf download free software. A journey back to the source of hiv and aids by edward hooper 1070pp, penguin. The cornerstone of hoopers argument in the river, though, consists of geographic links between early hivaids cases and chat vaccinations in human beings. A journey to the source of hiv and aids in 1999, based. A journey to the source of hiv and aids, published by little brown.
Edward hooper s the river is a fascinating and intriguing look at one possible explanation for the origin of the aids pandemic. Review of edward hooper, the river, published in science as. Pisces conservation are delighted to release the river a journey to the source of hiv and aids on cd, for windows pcs and macs, with fully searchable text and hyperlinks for ease of navigation. From the outset of his book edward hooper approaches the subject of the origin and early cases of aids in a totally impartial and levelheaded manner, and only after many chapters and many years of meticulous research does he very slowly come to the. Most have a strong epidemiologic focus and are not designed to promote a particular point of view.
In the river, edward hooper builds a case for hivs sudden appearance in the 1970s springing from unsafe practices surrounding the development and production of live oral polio vaccines in the late 50s. A journey to the source of hiv and aids download pdf epub txt read online the river. Soon he transferred to the new york school of art and design, the forerunner of parsons the new school for design. I now believe that both methods of transfer natural and iatrogenic, cut hunter and contaminated vaccine may work. The river is a truly awesome piece of investigative narration. He reasoned that for most people at least in the west aids is now a treatable disease. Quest for the origin of aidscontroversial book spurs.