BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : SEPTEMBER 11, 2000 ISSUE
SPECIAL REPORT Borders Grow More Permeable The U.S. plays host to millions of visitors annually. This year: -- More than 100 million people will travel to the U.S. -- 1.75 million illegal aliens will enter the U.S. -- 16.7 million farm animals, mostly livestock and poultry, will pass through inspection points -- 20 million wild animals will be brought in, many for the exotic pet trade _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					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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