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Flea-Borne Typhus Spreads Across Los Angeles Area
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/08/health/typhus-epidemic-los-angeles-bn/index.html
Between July and September, the county identified nine cases of flea-borne typhus associated with downtown Los Angeles, and six of those cases were in people experiencing homelessness, according to the county. There are (now) 57 cases of flea-borne typhus in LA County, a health department spokesperson says. Typhus fever has reached "epidemic levels" in Pasadena and an outbreak has hit downtown LA. On Friday, one city in the county -- Pasadena -- reported epidemic levels of typhus fever. This year, 20 Pasadena residents have been confirmed to have typhus fever, up from the expected one to five cases per year,.. Nationwide, diseases transmitted through the bites of blood-feeding ticks, mosquitoes and fleas have been a "growing public health problem," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A CDC report published in May found that reported cases of such vector-borne diseases more than tripled across the country between 2004 and 2016.Though rare, plague was the most common flea-borne disease included in that data.
Flea-Borne Typhus Outbreak Among Homeless in …
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/...eports-Several-Cases-of-Typhus-495197621.html
4 days ago · Flea-borne typhus is a bacteria that spreads to humans when they come in contact with infected fleas or rat feces. Animals such as cats, rodents and opossums all attract fleas.
Human Flea-Borne Typhus Cases in CA
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/CDPH Document Library...
Human Flea-Borne Typhus Cases in California Vector-Borne Disease Section, California Department of Public Health . Vector-Borne Disease Section, California Department of Public Health *As of June 30, 2018 . ... San Francisco 1 ...
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Hmm..., California's DSA Democrats open borders to the 3rd world bringing third world problems. California enjoying the benefits of being a sanctuary city. Flies, Fleas and pestilence come with the illegals..
"Since the disease is spread by fleas, it is possible that endemic typhus could be transmitted year-round. It's hard to speculate on why we are seeing more cases, except for the fact that Los Angeles, San Francisco have the highest numbers of homeless and illegal aliens living on the streets. Sanitation of both cities has fallen by the wayside. Ahhh, the benefits of Progress Marxist Socialist Democrat societies.