Flea-Borne Typhus Outbreak Spreads To Long Beach
October 9, 2018 at 11:04 pm
LONG BEACH (CBSLA) – The typhus outbreak in Southern California has spread to a third city, and pet owners there have been surprised to hear of the uptick in the flea-borne disease.
At Uptown Dog Park in Long Beach, dog owners were shocked to hear about the outbreak in their area.
“Sounds crazy. I’ve never heard of it,†Isael Torres said.
Long Beach has joined other major cities that have seen an increase of typhus cases this year.
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/10/09/typhus-long-beach/
