Los Angeles County health officials reported a localized outbreak of flea-borne typhus in the Pico-Union neighborhood, where five people have become ill this year.
Officials also said they anticipate cases of cyclosporiasis to continue increasing in the U.S., possibly through the end of August.
Los Angeles County health officials were urging residents Tuesday to take precautions against mosquitoes after confirming the county's first human case of West Nile virus this year in an Antelope Valley resident.
The city of Long Beach has reported California's first human case of West Nile virus this summer, according to health officials.
In his own words, WABC-TV anchor Bill Ritter is sharing a very personal message about his Alzheimer's diagnosis at the age of 76.
Canada's national health agency confirms that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive.