Typhus -- United States
In a follow-up to the report of an outbreak of flea-borne typhus in downtown Los Angeles [see ProMED-mail post Murine typhus - USA (04): (CA) homeless; Archive Number: http://bit.ly/2Nu4Xhp], the Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD) is reporting epidemic levels of typhus fever this year [2018].
In 2018, 20 Pasadena residents have been confirmed to have typhus fever, well above the expected 1-5 cases per year.
"Typhus fever is a disease that can cause serious
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6076284&promed&0
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