In humans, flea-borne typhus, formerly called murine typhus, may cause fever, chills, headaches and muscle pain — symptoms that tend to set in from six to 14 days after contact with an infected ...

To avoid any treatment delays, “healthcare providers should consider flea-borne typhus in any patient with fever, headache, and rash, particularly if the patient lives in or recently traveled to ...

Flea-borne Typhus Outbreak Hits LA Area As Disease Reaches Epidemic Levels in Pasadena. Published Oct 09, 2018 at 7:58 AM EDT Updated Oct 09, 2018 at 10:50 AM EDT. Stock image of a flea.

The report also noted a recent rise in flea-borne typhus in Texas, where state figures show a total of nearly 4,100 reported cases from 2008 through 2019, with the annual number of cases ...

Flea-borne typhus has reached “epidemic levels” in Pasadena, California, and an outbreak has been reported in downtown Los Angeles. To date, there have been 57 cases across Los Angeles County ...

A flea-borne disease that can lead to limb amputations is rising rapidly in some part of the US, an official study suggests. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found ...

Health officials say they are investigating several cases of flea-borne typhus, a disease that infected fleas can spread to humans. While the fleas can come from cats, rats, and opossums, pets and ...

Cases of flea-borne typhus have steadily risen in LA over the past decade. Three people died from the bacterial infection last year, as well.

Collin County officials are warning the public after a reported increase in cases of flea-borne typhus in McKinney.. According to a news release from Collin County health care services, typhus can ...

Cases of flea-borne typhus are on the rise in Long Beach, officials announced Tuesday, June 29. There have been 10 cases reported so far this year, more than double the four cases that had been ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Health officials say they are investigating four new cases of flea-borne typhus in the Willowbrook area, a week after announcing an outbreak in Los Angeles County. With the ...

While a vet-recommended flea preventative is the best line of defense against flea-borne threats, it doesn’t mean your cat is flea-proof. Using a flea comb for cats can play an important part ...