VietNam News (excerpts):  The ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development and Health have warned of a possible large scale outbreak of bird flu in the near future.  Viet Nam News reporters Thu Hien and Thanh Hai talked to experts about the main causes of the disease's resurgence and prompt measures to prevent its spread. 

Dr. Santanu K. Bandyopadhyay, Team Leader Avian Influenza Program, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Viet Nam:  In northern Viet Nam and parts of central Viet Nam, we have seen the emergence of a new strain of the bird flu virus since the beginning of 2011.  This particular virus is not adequately protected by the currently available vaccines for poultry.  Due to the complexity of this viris strain, the government has halted the mass vaccination of poultry since the summer of last year.  So there is now a large number of vulnerable populations not immune to the disease. 

Dr. Graham Harrison, Acting WHO representative:  Viet Nam is considered to be endemically infected with H5N1, with outbreaks detected in a number of provinces across the country.  H5N1 viruses will likely continue to persist and be a concern for Viet Nam and more widely pose a threat to the poultry industries and remain a potential source of pandemic human influenza. 

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