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typhus

[tahy-fuhs] / ˈtaɪ fəs /


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Los Angeles County health officials are warning residents about a flea-borne typhus outbreak in the Mid-Wilshire area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

A park in Marin County was shut down in July after it was found to be teeming with fleas, which can carry plague and typhus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

His father died in an epidemic, likely of typhus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Estela Lopez of the downtown industrial improvement district, where trash is routinely dumped illegally, wrote to say a county report warned that typhus levels downtown had reached an all-time high.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026

At least not with typhus, though I can’t help but wonder if typhus might have gotten me that medical card.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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