In mid-August, a human case of flea-borne typhus — previously called murine typhus — was confirmed in Fountain Valley, California. It's the fifth human case of the rare disease this year, with all but ...

Typhus symptoms include fever, headache, nausea and a rash, with delayed diagnosis potentially leading to severe illness.

Often confused with the flu, flea-borne typhus has seen a steady increase in the last five years in Texas, and the disease can make people sick. Fleas found on rats, opossums, cats and dogs can ...

It starts with a fever, aches, maybe even a rash - symptoms that could be mistaken for the flu or just a lingering bug. But in Texas, doctors are warning that another culprit is increasingly to blame: ...

Health officials are investigating a flea-borne typhus outbreak in Santa Monica, marking the second outbreak Los Angeles County has faced this year as cases of the bacterial infection continue to ...

The Los Angeles County Public Health Department identified 220 cases of flea-borne typhus last year, a big increase over the ...

The unanimously approved motion directs the County's Department of Public Health to coordinate with various other departments ...