Denpasar (Antara Bali) - A member of the Bali regional legislative assembly has urged the provincial administration to seriously take precaution to prevent the spread of avian influenza in the tourist island.
"We want the government to address that matter seriously especially with a new variant of the virus believed to be more dangerous," deputy chairman of the Commission IV of the regional legislative assembly Ketut Kariyasa Adnyana said here on Saturday.
Adnyana said the virus has attacked three regencies in Bali including Jembrana, Bangli and Klungkung.
The disease could easily spread to other areas and cities and endanger people in Bali unless serious steps taken to eradicate the virus, he said.
Meat consumption is high in Bali as a tourist island and cases of bird flue could discourage tourist to visit Bali, he said.
The new variant of bird flue was believed to have come from Central Java and East Java.(IGT)
