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NBC4 reported Monday that “sky-high” piles of rotting trash were found around Los Angeles, leading some to worry about a new typhus outbreak.
“Even the city's most notorious trash pile, located between downtown LA's busy Fashion and Produce districts, continues to be a magnet for rats after it was cleaned up months ago. The rodents can carry typhus-infected fleas, which can spread the disease to humans through bacteria rubbed into the eyes or cuts and scrapes on the skin, resulting in severe flu-like symptoms,” the outlet reported.
NBC4’s investigative team said it previously had informed LA Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office about some of the trash piles in October. The piles they referred to were cleaned up, “but conditions have worsened over the next seven months” the outlet reported. When NBC investigators reported another trash pile, it was told it could be three months before the garbage was removed.
The trash piles — and the rats attracted to them — can cause numerous health problems for the surrounding population. Dr. Jeffrey Klauser, a professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at the University of California-Los Angeles, told the media outlet that a growing rat population could spread diseases like salmonella and even the bubonic plague.
Rats everywhere, LA in fact has second highest rat population in the country. Many are in city hall.
TRASH CITY: ‘Sky-High’ Trash Piles Found In Los Angeles, Raising Concerns About Typhus
NBC4 reported Monday that “sky-high” piles of rotting trash were found around Los Angeles, leading some to worry about a new typhus outbreak.
“Even the city's most notorious trash pile, located between downtown LA's busy Fashion and Produce districts, continues to be a magnet for rats after it was cleaned up months ago. The rodents can carry typhus-infected fleas, which can spread the disease to humans through bacteria rubbed into the eyes or cuts and scrapes on the skin, resulting in severe flu-like symptoms,” the outlet reported.
NBC4’s investigative team said it previously had informed LA Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office about some of the trash piles in October. The piles they referred to were cleaned up, “but conditions have worsened over the next seven months” the outlet reported. When NBC investigators reported another trash pile, it was told it could be three months before the garbage was removed.
The trash piles — and the rats attracted to them — can cause numerous health problems for the surrounding population. Dr. Jeffrey Klauser, a professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at the University of California-Los Angeles, told the media outlet that a growing rat population could spread diseases like salmonella and even the bubonic plague.
TRASH CITY: ‘Sky-High’ Trash Piles Found In Los Angeles, Raising Concerns About Typhus
Rats everywhere, LA in fact has second highest rat population in the country. Many are in city hall.
TRASH CITY: ‘Sky-High’ Trash Piles Found In Los Angeles, Raising Concerns About Typhus
NBC4 reported Monday that “sky-high” piles of rotting trash were found around Los Angeles, leading some to worry about a new typhus outbreak.
“Even the city's most notorious trash pile, located between downtown LA's busy Fashion and Produce districts, continues to be a magnet for rats after it was cleaned up months ago. The rodents can carry typhus-infected fleas, which can spread the disease to humans through bacteria rubbed into the eyes or cuts and scrapes on the skin, resulting in severe flu-like symptoms,” the outlet reported.
NBC4’s investigative team said it previously had informed LA Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office about some of the trash piles in October. The piles they referred to were cleaned up, “but conditions have worsened over the next seven months” the outlet reported. When NBC investigators reported another trash pile, it was told it could be three months before the garbage was removed.
The trash piles — and the rats attracted to them — can cause numerous health problems for the surrounding population. Dr. Jeffrey Klauser, a professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at the University of California-Los Angeles, told the media outlet that a growing rat population could spread diseases like salmonella and even the bubonic plague.
TRASH CITY: ‘Sky-High’ Trash Piles Found In Los Angeles, Raising Concerns About Typhus
Rats everywhere, LA in fact has second highest rat population in the country. Many are in city hall.
TRASH CITY: ‘Sky-High’ Trash Piles Found In Los Angeles, Raising Concerns About Typhus
NBC4 reported Monday that “sky-high” piles of rotting trash were found around Los Angeles, leading some to worry about a new typhus outbreak.
“Even the city's most notorious trash pile, located between downtown LA's busy Fashion and Produce districts, continues to be a magnet for rats after it was cleaned up months ago. The rodents can carry typhus-infected fleas, which can spread the disease to humans through bacteria rubbed into the eyes or cuts and scrapes on the skin, resulting in severe flu-like symptoms,” the outlet reported.
NBC4’s investigative team said it previously had informed LA Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office about some of the trash piles in October. The piles they referred to were cleaned up, “but conditions have worsened over the next seven months” the outlet reported. When NBC investigators reported another trash pile, it was told it could be three months before the garbage was removed.
The trash piles — and the rats attracted to them — can cause numerous health problems for the surrounding population. Dr. Jeffrey Klauser, a professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at the University of California-Los Angeles, told the media outlet that a growing rat population could spread diseases like salmonella and even the bubonic plague.
TRASH CITY: ‘Sky-High’ Trash Piles Found In Los Angeles, Raising Concerns About Typhus
Rats everywhere, LA in fact has second highest rat population in the country.
I've seen places in the country that are unkempt by repubs so what are you saying?The large cities of the west coast are all ran by Dims, and they are getting filthier every day with the continued tolerance of these filthy transients who do nothing but create piles of garbage and toxins wherever they go.
Clean, well dressed rats with autos?This is why I only stay in Beverly Hills when I'm in LA.
Beverly Hills has coyotes that come down from the hills and keep the rat population down. I've seen them trotting along Wilshire many times.This is why I only stay in Beverly Hills when I'm in LA.
This is why I only stay in Beverly Hills when I'm in LA.
And so are all the other places the filthy, mentally ill, addicted and criminal *homeless* population trek to.This is why I only stay in Beverly Hills when I'm in LA.
When the typhus epidemic hits.... it hits everywhere!
It's not like ...ohhhhhhh look that's Beverly Hills .....that's Malibu over there!!!!!! we won't touch those places!!! LOL
in other words, Cali is fucked!
I've seen places in the country that are unkempt by repubs so what are you saying?The large cities of the west coast are all ran by Dims, and they are getting filthier every day with the continued tolerance of these filthy transients who do nothing but create piles of garbage and toxins wherever they go.
I suppose yet there is no shortage of homeless people in the world.I've seen places in the country that are unkempt by repubs so what are you saying?The large cities of the west coast are all ran by Dims, and they are getting filthier every day with the continued tolerance of these filthy transients who do nothing but create piles of garbage and toxins wherever they go.
I'm saying Dimocrat policies regarding the "homeless" do nothing but attract more homeless.
Absolutely! Welcome to the Dark Ages Los Angeles style!I'm saying Dimocrat policies regarding the "homeless" do nothing but attract more homeless.
