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GAO-02-809R 1 (2002-06-17)

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       Accountability * Integrity * Reliability
United States General Accounting Office
Washington, DC 20548


         June 17, 2002

         The Honorable James A. Traficant, Jr.
         House of Representatives

         Subject: Origin of the ADS Virus

         Dear Mr. Traficant:

         In response to your request to review an individual's allegations that the National
         Cancer Institute's Special Virus Cancer Program (SVCP) created the AIDS virus, we
         obtained information on (1) the overall stated purposes and outcomes of SVCP, (2)
         scientific assessments of the origins of the AIDS virus (HIV-1) and any possible
         evidence regarding the origins of the AIDS virus at SVCP, and (3) the outcome of
         recent litigation regarding the origins of the AIDS virus. On June 13, 2002, we briefed
         your staff on the results of our analysis. The enclosed slides formed the basis of the
         briefing we presented.

         To address our objectives, we consulted experts on HIV/AIDS and on SVCP, reviewed
         SVCP progress reports and summaries as well as documents that allege SVCP created
         the AIDS virus. In addition, we obtained information on recent litigation involving the
         individual's allegations. In summary, we did not find evidence to support the
         allegation that SVCP created the AIDS virus. Comments from the National Cancer
         Institute on a draft of the briefing slides concluded that they are historically and
         scientifically accurate.

         We are sending copies of this report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services
         and the Acting Director of the National Cancer Institute. We will also make copies
         available to others on request. In addition, the report will be available at no charge on
         the GAO Web site at http://www.gao.gov. Please contact me at (202) 512-7119 if you
         have any questions. The major contributor to this report was Lawrence S. Solomon.

         Sincerely yours,




         Janet Heinrich
         Director, Health Care-Public Health Issues

         Enclosure


GAO-02-809R Origin of the AIDS Virus

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