A 2015 outbreak of flea-borne rickettsiosis in San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County, California.

• Main Authors: Kimberly Nelson (Author), Alice N Maina (Author), Angela Brisco (Author), Chelsea Foo (Author), Curtis Croker (Author), Van Ngo (Author), Rachel Civen (Author), Allen L Richards (Author), Kenn Fujioka (Author), J Wakoli Wekesa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Although flea-borne rickettsiosis is endemic in Los Angeles County, outbreaks are rare. In the spring of 2015 three human cases of flea-borne rickettsiosis among residents of a mobile home community (MHC) prompted an investigation. Fleas were ubiquitous in common areas due to presence of flea-infest...