Milan Brahmbhatt
Milan Brahmbhatt
bird far farm flu households impact isolated overall poultry sector
So far the impact of bird flu outbreaks has been isolated to the poultry sector and some farm households and has not spilled into the overall economy.
assume epidemic fair flu larger last longer shock
And it is fair to assume the shock during a flu epidemic could be even larger and last longer than Sars.
felt government impact individual offset partly rural
The impact has been felt by individual rural households, and has only partly been offset by government compensation to farmers.
benefits likely preventing
The benefits of preventing or mitigating an outbreak are likely to be very high.
assuming bigger epidemic flu shock
We are assuming that the shock from a flu epidemic would be even bigger than from SARS.