The disturbing story of the governments secret plum island germ. For a quiet outing where the air is a real tonic to a rundown man or woman. Lab 257 takes you deep inside plum islands laboratories and presents startling revelations including virus outbreaks, biological meltdowns and the connections between plum island, lyme disease and the west nile virus. According to carrolls book, the island and laboratory are also home to slipshod construction, poor safeguards, and lax security. Lab 257 blows the lid off the stunning true nature and checkered history of plum. The secret history of lyme disease and biological weapons. Carroll spent seven years researching and writing lab 257. The secret history of lyme disease and biological weapons by kris newby adds significantly to our understanding of lyme disease, while oddly seeming to avoid. Plum island presents more vectors for the spread of infectious disease than. Building 257, also known as lab 257, was a united states biological warfare research. Lab 257 is a call to action for those concerned with protecting present and future generations from preventable biological catastrophes. In the shadow of new york city lies an unimposing 840acre island unidentified on most maps. Lab 257 will change forever our current understanding of plum island a place that is, in the words of one insider, a biological three mile island. Book summary in the shadow of new york city lies an unimposing 840acre island unidentified on most maps.
Lab 257 claims errors at the facility caused lyme disease outbreaks and health problems for the local population claims disputed by the u. The disturbing story of the governments secret plum island germ laboratory michael. Lab 257 blows the lid off the stunning true nature and checkered history of plum island. The book also probes whats in store for plum islands new owner, the department of homeland security. The book advances the idea that lyme disease outbreaks have originated at plum island and conjectures several means by which animal diseases could. Is there a connection between lyme disease and plum island research. Michael christopher carroll takes us behind the scenes at plum island off the coast of lyme, connecticut, where over the span of several decades, going back to just after the second world war, there were three mysterious outbreaks. Where lyme disease came from and why it eludes treatment. For a book about biology and history, lab 257 reads more like modern horror, or maybe. It shows that the seemingly bucolic island on the edge of the largest population center in the united states is a ticking biological time bomb that none of us can safely ignore.
Carroll, has alleged a connection between plum island animal disease center and the outbreaks of three infectious diseases. What did you think of the latest midlevelu book club read lab 257. The disturbing story of the governments secret plum island germ laboratory. The disturbing story of the governments secret germ laboratory. Excellent book that did not leave anything out about plum island and the atrocities committed there. The book questions whether the release of infected tics resulted in the huge increase in various illnesses including lyme disease. Be lyme wise is a great educational presentation for school children. The mysterious lab off new yorks shore apr 2, 2004. The number of building 257 is a metonym for the entire site in 2004 when michael carroll, an attorney, published lab 257. Lab 257 has alleged a connection between plum island animal disease center and the outbreaks of three infectious diseases. Having dealt with lyme disease for the past 10 years makes one leery of what lab 257 is doing.
I have lyme disease and this book revealed allot about just. Strictly off limits to the public, plum island is home to virginal beaches, cliffs, forests, ponds and the deadliest. Building 257, also known as lab 257, was a united states biological warfare research laboratory located at fort terry on plum island, new york. A native of long island and an avid outdoorsman, carroll is now general counsel of a new yorkbased finance company. You may read about the illegal germ warfare program, which dates back to operation paperclip, in the book, lab 257. For the first time, lab 257 takes you deep inside this secret world and presents startling revelations on virus outbreaks, biological meltdowns, infected workers, the periodic flushing of contaminated raw sewage into area waters, and the insidious connections between plum island, lyme disease, and the deadly west nile virus. But the last reason why lyme isnt popular is where things get interesting, and where lab 257 comes in. Michael carroll has done a tremendous job in writing this book. Lab 257 takes you deep inside plum islands laboratories and presents startling revelations including virus outbreaks, biological meltdowns and the connections between plum island, lyme disease. Free lyme books and information downloads lyme disease. I am very ill and disabled with chronic lyme disease. The disturbing story of the governments secret germ laboratory lab 257. Military bioweapon that was accidentally released from the plum island facility, as was the west nile virus, bird flu, swine flu, and others. Governments secret lab 257 horrific secrets of plum island.
Department of agriculture, which ran the facility until recently. For the first time, lab 257 takes you deep inside this secret world and presents startling revelations on virus outbreaks, biological meltdowns, infected workers, the periodic flushing of contaminated raw sewage into area waters, and the insidious connections between plum island, lyme disease. Originally intended for munitions storage, the facility researched antianimal biological agents beginning in 1952 under the united states army. The number of lowquality books being published on tickborne illnesses. Lab 257 claims errors at the facility caused lyme disease. The book also probes whats in store for plum islands new owner, the department of homeland security, in this age of bioterrorism. As to the source of lyme disease, michael carroll in his bestselling book, lab 257. A more recent theory is that lyme disease escaped from plum island, which may be the most plausible conspiracy theory yet. Originally intended for munitions storage, the facility. Weve been guinie pigs in the us since wwii, here is the proof that came out before congress in 1994, but we didnt hear much about it.
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