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Flea-borne typhus deaths are rising in LA: new CDC report
By Marc Lallanilla
August 4, 2023 1:41pm Updated
Health experts are alarmed at a spike in typhus cases in Los Angeles County, where three recent deaths have been blamed on the disease.
The disease is spread by fleas that have come into contact with animals — cats, possums, dogs and rodents — that are carrying the illness.
In the 1930s and 1940s, typhus was rampant throughout the US, according to historical data.
But by 1987, after decades of rodent control measures, typhus was so rare in the US that it was removed from the list of diseases that doctors must report to health officials.
Cases of typhus, however, began creeping up after 2010, and last year there were 171 cases in Los Angeles County alone...
Flea-borne typhus deaths are rising in LA: new CDC report
By Marc Lallanilla
August 4, 2023 1:41pm Updated
Health experts are alarmed at a spike in typhus cases in Los Angeles County, where three recent deaths have been blamed on the disease.
The disease is spread by fleas that have come into contact with animals — cats, possums, dogs and rodents — that are carrying the illness.
In the 1930s and 1940s, typhus was rampant throughout the US, according to historical data.
But by 1987, after decades of rodent control measures, typhus was so rare in the US that it was removed from the list of diseases that doctors must report to health officials.
Cases of typhus, however, began creeping up after 2010, and last year there were 171 cases in Los Angeles County alone...