BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : SEPTEMBER 11, 2000 ISSUE
SPECIAL REPORT West Nile Encephalitis A disease of humans and beasts, it has killed seven people in the New York area ORIGINS This virus, originally from Africa, mysteriously hopped to the U.S. in 1999. One possibility: An infected bird, mosquito, or person brought it here from the Middle East. HOW IT SPREADS Several different types of mosquitoes and ticks carry the virus. AT RISK Birds, horses, humans, and pigs can be infected with the virus. DAMAGE Hundreds of wild birds, nine horses, and seven people have died since the virus was discovered in the U.S. last year. Millions have been spent on surveillance and spraying. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					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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