Typhus

Infected fleas can be carried by rats, opossums, cats and dogs. Experts say the disease is commonly found in stray cats, but domestic cats can carry it, too, which is why they recommend flea prevention in pets.

Once almost eradicated from Texas, flea borne typhus is making a comeback in the United States. Texas has one of the highest rates of typhus in the country.

From Texas Standard : As Bill Jones and his wife Kathy Murray of Austin found out in 2008, getting sick with murine typhus can be scary business. When a...

Galveston County has seen a surge in typhus infections in 2018. There have been 18 cases of murine typhus reported in the county this year and only 16…