INDONESIA: Bali fears economic downturn after birdflu deaths
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The economic fallout following the deaths of two women from bird flu on the Indonesian island of Bali have already begun causing economic hardship for some. At least 6,000 chickens and poultry have already been culled by animal health workers. That's hitting poultry farmers, and meanwhile hotels and restaurants are taking chicken off the menu, in the hope of maintaining confidence in the island's crucial tourism industry.
Presenter: Girish Sawlani
Speakers: Agung Suryawan, Chairman of Research Center for Culture and Tourism and Udayana University, Bali and customary head of the Sesetan village in Denpasar; Dr. Ngurah Mahardika, head of Animal Biomedical and Molecular Biology laboratory, Udayana University, head of Avian Influenza research team in 2005.
