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-Location of flea-borne typhus cases in Los Angeles County (2000 -2011) and the first case identified in Orange County, 2006 (red circle). The OC County case was located near the Los Angeles/Orange County border and was randomly offset by 0.5 km (0.3 mi) for display per HIPAA and OC Health Care/ OC Vector MOU.
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Since 2001, flea-borne typhus (FBT) has reemerged as an important vector-borne disease in Los Angeles and Orange counties. The reasons for this resurgence are unclear, but this rise has been accompanied by changes in how public/private animal control groups manage ''nuisance'' animal populations, especially opossums and feral cats, the primary host...
