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WHO chief: Flu viruses are unpredictable

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World Health Organization Director, General Margaret Chan, has said there are now 1,003 confirmed cases of swine flu in 20 countries.

Speaking by video-link from Geneva to the United Nations, she said flu viruses are ''constantly changing'' in unpredictable ways, and stressed the need for vigilance.

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