Localized outbreak of flea-born typhus reported in L.A. neighborhood 

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health says that it is investigating a localized outbreak of flea-borne typhus in a high-density Los Angeles neighborhood.  That neighborhood is Wilshire Center, public health officials said Tuesday in a statement urging people to take precautions to protect themselves and their pets. “Seven symptomatic cases linked to […]The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health says that it is investigating a localized outbreak of flea-borne typhus in a high-density Los Angeles neighborhood.  That neighborhood is Wilshire Center, public health officials said Tuesday in a statement urging people to take precautions to protect themselves and their pets. “Seven symptomatic cases linked to […]