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Los Angeles Has a Flea Problem—and It’s Fueling Typhus Outbreaks
People are usually infected by flea poop entering their bite wounds.
- People are usually infected by flea poop entering their bite wounds.
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- Los Angeles Has a Flea Problem—and It’s Fueling Typhus Outbreaks
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