Month: February 2019
Los Angeles City Council’s president suggests to deploy ‘army of cats’ to deal with rat situation | Fox News
Los Angeles Times
Deploy an ‘army of cats’ to catch L.A. City Hall’s rats? Not so fast
Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson shows where carpet has been removed from his office due to vermin infestation at City Hall. (Reed Saxon / AP)
This story is also located at:
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/los-angeles-city-councils-president-suggests-to-deploy-army-of-cats-to-deal-with-rat-situation
Sometimes I look at stories like this one and wonder how have we survived as long as we have? I’ve been watching the Typhus problem in Southern California since it first popped up in San Diego in June of 2018.
San Diego: Typhus reported in North Park woman, prompts health warning – Outbreak News Today
http://outbreaknewstoday.com/san-diego-typhus-reported-north-park-woman-prompts-health-warning-88870/
Typhus hospitalization prompts flea warning in San Diego County – The San Diego Union-Tribune
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/sd-no-typhus-warning-20180601-story.html
Now, Typhus is somewhat endemic to the area so this was not surprising, but then it spread to the L.A. area –
LA’s Homeless Surge Puts Hollywood Ideals to the Test | Hollywood Reporter – posted 2/8/19
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/las-homeless-surge-puts-hollywoods-progressive-ideals-test-1174599
Flea-Borne Typhus Outbreak Among Homeless in Downtown LA | NBC Southern California
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Public-Health-Reports-Several-Cases-of-Typhus-495197621.html
Meet the Entertainment Workers Living in Their Cars Amid Housing Crisis | Hollywood Reporter
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/meet-entertainment-workers-living-cars-housing-crisis-1169781
Typhus Epidemic Worsens in Los Angeles | NBC Southern California
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/Typhus-Epidemic-Worsens-in-Los-Angeles-505166301.html
And fiinally a Deputy City Attorney contracts Typhus in IN L.A. City Hall comes down with Typhus –
Flea-borne typhus in Los Angeles County: 107 cases since last year – Outbreak News Today
http://outbreaknewstoday.com/flea-borne-typhus-los-angeles-county-107-cases-since-last-year-74326/
Rats and fleas have infested LA’s City Hall | Daily Mail Online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6680695/LA-City-Hall-considers-removing-rugs-rat-fleas.html?ito=social-facebook
And then the L.A. City Council President says the City should deploy an –
‘army of cats’
to remedy the situation?
Who advises politicians like this one? Better yet, who elects politicians such as this one?
Why people born between 1966 and 1994 are at greater risk of measles – and what to do about it
The red rash starts around the hairline, then spreads.
Phichet Chaiyabin/Shutterstock
A nice article from Australia
https://theconversation.com/why-people-born-between-1966-and-1994-are-at-greater-risk-of-measles-and-what-to-do-about-it-110167
Vaccine misinformation: Maine health officials warn fake CDC flyer – Outbreak News Today
Public Health Triage by Doc Wes 