With 220 cases and a 90% hospitalization rate, health officials urge immediate precautions.
Public health officials are sounding the alarm after flea-borne typhus infections reached an all-time high in Los Angeles County, with a record 220 cases identified in 2025.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported that nearly 90% of those infected last year required hospitalization, highlighting the severe nature of the bacterial disease. The 2025 figures represent a steady climb from 187 cases in 2024, continuing a multi-year upward trend across the region…