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Typhus cases continue to tick up in LA County. Here's how you can protect yourself

Typhus cases continue to tick up in LA County. Here's how you can protect yourself
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A magnified view of an Oriental rat flea, a species known to spread typhus. (James Gathany / Courtesy of CDC via Unsplash) Public health officials are urging people to be wary of flea-borne typhus after a recent outbreak of the illness. The outbreak in late July was centered in the Pico-Union nei...

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