L.A. County had its worst year on record for flea-borne typhus cases, reporting 220 cases in 2025. Experts say the disease is difficult to eradicate because humans, animals and vectors all play a part in transmission. LAist's Destiny Torres reports. 

L.A. County had its worst year on record for flea-borne typhus cases,&nbsp;<a href="http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phcommon/public/media/mediapubdetail.cfm?unit=media&amp;ou=ph&amp;prog=media&amp;cur=cur&amp;prid=5291&amp;row=25&amp;start=1" data-cms-ai="0">reporting</a> 220 cases in 2025. Experts say the disease is difficult to eradicate because humans, animals and vectors all play a part in transmission. LAist's Destiny Torres reports.&nbsp;

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