Origins of HIV
- Longer Looks: "Colonialism in Africa Helped Launch the HIV Epidemic a Century Ago" (March 1, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV May Have Been Present for 32,000 Years: A Blog Entry by Gary Bell (October 11, 2010)
Despite the persistent myth that HIV was a man-made disease, unleashed upon the unsuspecting, disenfranchised of our society (read gays and blacks), now comes more evidence that it may have been present in monkeys and apes for millennia.
From TheBody.com
- Did Doctors Jumpstart the HIV Pandemic? (September 30, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Study Dates HIV Ancestor to at Least 32,000 Years Ago (September 28, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Steaming Hot Monkey Fusion Sex! A Blog Entry by Bob Frascino, M.D. (March 20, 2010)
From TheBody.com
- The Origins of HIV and the First Cases of AIDS (October 26, 2009)
From Avert
- Global Effort Needed to Protect People From Species-Crossing Diseases, Report Finds (September 23, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Automated Network Could Predict Disease Outbreaks That Originate in Animals (August 6, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Zoonoses: A Blog Entry by Gary Bell (August 5, 2009)
From TheBody.com
- HIV (Apparently) Comes From Gorillas: What This Means for the HIV Community: A Blog Entry by Myles Helfand (August 5, 2009)
The latest bout of overblown HIV-related news comes to you from France, where scientists have found the first case in which a human was apparently infected with a gorilla-like strain of HIV.
From TheBody.com
- Could HIV Be as Old as Dinosaurs? (December 2, 2008)
A newly published study suggests that HIV's origin may stretch back for millions of years -- and may have started out in other primates, such as lemurs, before ending up in monkeys (and then people).
In The Guardian
- Researchers Find HIV Has Existed Among Human Populations for 100 Years (October 2, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Stigma, Discrimination Toward Haitians Could Increase Following Release of Study That Found HIV Arrived in U.S. From Haiti, Advocates Say (December 4, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Washington Post Examines Reaction to Study Tracking HIV's Arrival in U.S. From Haiti (November 5, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV Arrived in U.S. From Haiti 10 Years Earlier Than Previously Believed, Study Says (October 31, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Simian Viral Strain Most Similar to HIV Found in Wild Gorilla Populations, Study Says (November 9, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV Origin "Found in Wild Chimps" (May 25, 2006)
From BBC News
- Genes Hint at HIV Genesis (June 13, 2003)
Theory that monkeys are the original source of HIV; a paid subscription is required to read the full article.
In Nature
- Researchers Have New Theory on Origin of AIDS Virus (June 13, 2003)
Some experts now think that chimps contracted an earlier form of HIV by eating monkeys -- and we got it by eating the chimps.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Where Did HIV Come From, and When? And Does It Matter? (March 5, 2001)
From aidsmap.com
- Disease and History: Must the Past Be Prologue? (January 2001)
A look at AIDS' place in the history of epidemic diseases.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
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