OH GREAT: Los Angeles is Now Reporting an Outbreak of TYPHUS (VIDEO)

Los Angeles County is experiencing a rise in flea-borne typhus, with a recent outbreak reported in the Wilshire Center neighborhood. This bacterial disease is spread by infected fleas, commonly found on rats and other animals, and is linked to the city’s homeless encampments. Public health officials confirmed 109 cases in Los Angeles County so far this year, with seven symptomatic cases in the Wilshire Center outbreak, six of whom were hospitalized.

• Flea-borne typhus is on the rise in Los Angeles County.
• A recent outbreak was reported in the Wilshire Center neighborhood.
• The disease is spread by infected fleas on rats and other animals.
• Homeless encampments are cited as a factor in the outbreak’s connection to rats.
• So far this year, 109 flea-borne typhus cases have been reported in LA County.
• Seven symptomatic cases were linked to the Wilshire Center outbreak, with six requiring hospitalization.