Man diagnosed with Lassa fever dies in U.S. after Liberia trip

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

NEW YORK -- A New Jersey man died Monday evening after been diagnosed with Lassa fever -- a frightening, infectious disease from West Africa that rarely is seen in the United States, a federal health official said.

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