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Nature 437, 937 (13 October 2005) | doi:10.1038/437937a; Published online 12 October 2005

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Indonesia struggles to control bird flu outbreak

Declan Butler

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As officials in Washington discuss how to tackle outbreaks of bird flu more effectively (see From rhetoric to reality ), an outbreak in humans continues in Asia. Declan Butler assesses the situation in Indonesia, and finds out how likely it is that the virus might evolve into a pandemic strain.

How worrying is the Indonesian outbreak?Previous human outbreaks have largely been in quite remote areas, but this one is centred on Jakarta, one of the world's largest conurbations and home to some 21 million people.

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