Origins of HIV/AIDS

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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
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 The Body
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)
[Archived Article]
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)
[Archived Article]
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
Tracing the Footsteps: A Look at Theories on the Origin of HIV (December 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Tests Fail to Show Link Between HIV, Polio Vaccine (October 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Study Debunks Polio Vaccine as Cause of AIDS (Autumn 2000)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
NIAID-Supported Scientists Discover Origin of HIV-1 (January 31, 1999)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Boy's 1969 Death Suggests AIDS Invaded U.S. Several Times (October 28, 1987)
In The New York Times

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