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	Brazilian scientists say killer H1N1 virus has already mutated

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9-14-2009 1:13 PM

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Meanwhile the original strand of swine flu has claimed further victims. In Argentina, acting health minister Carlos Soratti announced that three more people had died.

The latest WHO figures show 30,000 cases of the killer virus in 74 countries and almost 150 deaths.

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