NU Online News Service, April 29, 3:53 p.m. EDT

As the United States recorded its first swine flu death, insurance brokerages were offering recommendations on moves businesses and other organizations should make, and one firm said actions now are "critical" to deal with the epidemic.

The first death was identified as a Mexican infant younger than two, who crossed the border at Brownsville, Texas, and was taken to a hospital there and later removed to one in Houston where he died. Brownsville authorities were reportedly tracking down contacts the boy's family had.

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