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Nature 441, 554-555 (1 June 2006) | doi:10.1038/441554a; Published online 31 May 2006

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Pandemic 'dry run' is cause for concern

Declan Butler

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Indonesian bird-flu cluster rings alarm bells.

A cluster of avian flu cases in Indonesia last month is being seen by many experts as a dry run for the handling of an emerging pandemic virus. But although the World Health Organization (WHO) says that all went well, some critics allege that the response to the virus — thought to have been moving between humans — shows how ill-prepared the international community and affected nations still are.