Fleaborne typhus is on the rise in Los Angeles County, with reported cases nearly tripling over the past decade, from 31 in 2010 to 171 in 2022. The disease can be severe but is rarely fatal, and ...

Los Angeles County recently reported its first Typhus-related deaths in more than 30 years. Fleaborne typhus is of concern in areas like southern Texas, California, and Hawaii. Experts say there are ...

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 ...

Summer heat, check. Mosquitoes, check. Labor Day traffic, check. Now add fleas carrying typhus fever to things Southern Californians have to worry about this weekend. A report from the Los Angeles ...

For months rat-infested trash has been piling up on Ceres Avenue, a street that connects downtown LA's bustling produce and garment districts. Now, health officials say accumulations of trash like ...

Flea-borne typhus was tied to three deaths in Los Angeles County last year amid a rise in reported cases of the illness, according to a report released Thursday. The deaths marked the first time in ...

A veteran Los Angeles City Hall official is one of the latest victims of an epidemic of the infectious disease typhus that continues to worsen across LA County. For months, LA County public health ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A typhus outbreak has Los Angeles city officials looking at taking out all the carpets in City Hall and City Hall East. City Council President Herb Wesson said a city employee ...