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"The numbers have already doubled and we're only halfway through the year," said Nichole Bache, director of nursing for the city health department.
Fleaborne typhus is on the rise in Los Angeles County, with reported cases nearly tripling over the past decade, from 31 in 2010 to 171 in 2022. The disease can be severe but is rarely fatal, and three deaths last year – the first in nearly 30 years in the county – led the US Centers and Disease Control Prevention to investigate.
Health officials say that cases of leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, are surging in Central Florida. In a news release Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that Central Florida has accounted for 81 percent of reported cases in the state and almost one-fifth of reported cases nationwide. “Leprosy has been…
Hate crimes targeting Asians and other communities in Los Angeles saw an alarming surge in 2022, according to a report released by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Rise of hate: The LAPD's analysis, presented to the city's Police Commission on Tuesday, revealed that a total of 701 hate crimes and hate incidents across different groups were reported in 2022, registering a 15% increase from the previous year of 610. Among these, anti-Hispanic hate crimes decreased from the previous year by 12% with 90 reported cases, while anti-Black hate crimes saw a 36% increase, reaching ...
ER visits, positive tests and wastewater signals related to COVID are all on a slight rise