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American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 154, No. 5 : 484
Copyright © 2001 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

BOOK REVIEWS

From the Editor

Warren Winkelstein, Jr.

As Arnold Monto points out below in this issue's book review (1Go), The River (2Go) is not the type of volume customarily reviewed in this section of the Journal. However, the book's audacious hypothesis—that the use of kidney tissue cells from chimpanzees infected with simian immunodeficiency virus in the manufacture of attenuated poliovirus vaccine provided the bridge for the virus to enter the human species—its widespread notoriety, and its relevance to the great human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) pandemic suggested to this editor the importance of bringing the book to the attention of the epidemiologic community. The book made the New York Times Bestseller List and was and is frequently the basis of questions arising during conversations with the lay public about HIV/AIDS. Thus, it behooves epidemiologists to be aware of the book and its contents. In his concise review, Monto, a distinguished epidemiologist and virologist, describes the book's contents and evaluates the hypothesis in sufficient detail to provide most of us with the information needed to respond intelligently to casual queries. Incidentally, Monto, on the basis of the evidence presented, concludes that the hypothesis is not credible!

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  1. Monto AS. The river: a journey to the source of HIV and AIDS. (Book review). Am J Epidemiol 2001;154:484–5.[Free Full Text]
  2. Hooper E. The river: a journey to the source of HIV and AIDS. Boston, MA: Back Bay Books, 2000.

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