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US reports first swine flu death as epidemic spreads

Mexico City/Washington/Toronto/London, April 29 (IANS) The swine flu epidemic took its first toll outside Mexico, where it originated, with a 23-month-old baby dying in the US border state of Texas Wednesday as fresh cases were reported from several countries, including Germany and Canada.12:01 PM on April 30