One Lassa fever case confirmed in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, May 13 (Xinhua) -- A case of Lassa fever has been confirmed in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal, said the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) Friday.

The NICD said they diagnosed a man, who used to travel to Nigeria, with Lassa fever Thursday after tests and the man later died in the hospital.