Nnbook lab 257 and lyme disease

Plum island is located off the coast of long island, new york. I have lyme disease and this book revealed allot about just. Lab 257 was an exciting book about a secret government germ laboratory. The disturbing story of the governments secret plum island germ laboratory blows the lid off the stunning true nature and checkered history of plum island. The mysterious lab off new yorks shore apr 2, 2004. This lab 257 is the equivalent of the uks military experimental unit at porton down where the ebola virus is currently being created along with other biological germ warfare tests. The disturbing story of the governments secret plum island germ laboratory. Lab 257, published in 2004, also tells of why suddenly the plum island laboratory was transferred from the army to the u. Building 257, also known as lab 257, was a united states biological warfare research. Lab 257 hit the new york times nonfiction bestseller list soon after its publication. 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. Originally intended for munitions storage, the facility researched antianimal biological agents beginning in 1952 under the united states army. The disturbing story of the governments secret plum.

Lab 257 claims errors at the facility caused lyme disease. Newbys book reaches the same conclusion as carrolls. Lab 257, plum island,animal disease research, usda, west nile virus, lyme disease, dutch duck plague after the recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the uk was shown to be the result. A more recent theory is that lyme disease escaped from plum island, which may be the most plausible conspiracy theory yet. Where lyme disease came from and why it eludes treatment. Lab 257 is a call to action for those concerned with protecting present and future generations from preventable biological catastrophes. Biological weapons program and for others, is an alltooclose proximity to old lyme, conn. According to carrolls book, the island and laboratory are also home to. The disturbing story of the governments secret germ laboratory. Building 257, also known as lab 257, was a united states biological warfare research laboratory located at fort terry on plum island, new york. The author suggested that lymes disease and west nile virus may have. Biological warfare research continued in the building under the united states department of agriculture until a new laboratory was completed. The book questions whether the release of infected tics resulted in the huge increase in various illnesses including lyme disease.