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LA County sees increase in flea-borne typhus cases

Photo by The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (via Unsplash)
Photo by The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (via Unsplash)

Los Angeles County is seeing a rise in typhus cases, a flea-borne illness linked to animals like rats and stray cats, with numbers expected to grow in warmer months.