BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : SEPTEMBER 11, 2000 ISSUE
SPECIAL REPORT Foot & Mouth Disease One of the most infectious diseases in the world, it is notoriously difficult to kill ORIGINS Recent outbreaks have occurred in Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Brazil. Smuggled pigs from China or contaminated hay are suspected agents of infection. Agroterrorism may also be involved. HOW IT SPREADS The virus is spread by direct contact, ingestion, or inhalation. AT RISK Animals with cloven hooves, including sheep, cows, and pigs. DAMAGE In 1997, 3.8 million pigs in Taiwan were slaughtered, costing billions. This year, 350,000 cattle in Korea and Japan have been killed. It is too soon to tell how many cattle may have to be killed in Argentina. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS Bio Invasion PHOTO: A. Marmoreum: African Tick TABLE: Foot & Mouth Disease TABLE: Borders Grow More Permeable CHART: Ag Products Stream In TABLE: Mad Cow Disease TABLE: West Nile Encephalitis CHART: What's at Stake TABLE: Exotic Newcastle Disease TABLE: A Plethora of Pathogens INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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