typhus in LA.

CDC article on typhus in California, the three cases they cite were Hispanic and one was homeless. No social background on the other cases. TWo were elderly and one was middle aged.

The worry is that lice could spread through homeless camps, homeless shelters, or in crowded facilities where recent migrants are housed.

And most Hispanics live in extended families. Were others in the family affected?

I emailed the author to clarify this, but of course maybe I missed something reading the article.

history of typhus:
Lots of the Irish fleeing the potato famine died of typhus.