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Nature 436, 6-7 (7 July 2005) | doi:10.1038/436006a; Published online 6 July 2005

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Flu officials pull back from raising global alert level

Declan Butler

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Conflicting results from Vietnam cause concern.

The world last week seemed to edge closer to the brink of a flu pandemic. On 30 June, officials at the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that they recently considered raising the threat level of a global pandemic, from the current 3 on a six-point scale, to 4 or even 5.

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