OH GREAT: Los Angeles is Now Reporting an Outbreak of TYPHUS (VIDEO)
The city of Los Angeles is now reporting an outbreak of the disease Typhus. The post OH GREAT: Los Angeles is Now Reporting an Outbreak of TYPHUS (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
TL;DR
- 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.