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LA County Sets Record for Flea-Borne Typhus as Health Officials Urge Prevention

Investigators attribute the rise to flea exposure from wildlife or outdoor pets, prompting calls for early care and year-round control.

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Flu Hospitalizations Stay High Across U.S. as H3N2 Subclade K Drives Season

L.A. County Confirms Third Local Clade I Mpox Case as Officials Probe Possible Community Spread

West Nile Season Intensifies With First LA Cases and Deaths Reported in Illinois and Michigan

First Human West Nile Cases of the Season Confirmed in Connecticut, Long Island and Trumbull County

West Nile Activity Intensifies With 2 Deaths in Minnesota and New Signals in New York, Maryland and Indiana

California Valley Fever Cases Surge Toward Another Record in 2025

Gulf Coast Sees Record Rise in Flesh-Eating Vibrio Cases This Summer

NYC Tests Cooling Towers After Five Legionnaires’ Cases in Central Harlem

Tuna Salad Recall Remains Active in Seven States Over Listeria Risk

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