Posted on 01/17/2026 6:29:42 PM PST by dynachrome
An outbreak of deadly bacteria at a Bay Area homeless encampment has sparked urgent calls for action in Los Angeles, with officials warning the disease may already be circulating in the city.
The bacterial disease leptospirosis was found in rats at encampments in the hippie college town of Berkeley, leading health officials there to issue an urgent warning to the homeless to clear out.
Officials told them to relocate at least a third of a mile from the “red zone” encompassing several square blocks as soon as possible. The warning comes as authorities attempted remove the encampment last year but were blocked by a federal judge.
Humans can contract leptospirosis by coming into contact with contaminated water or surfaces.
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*meme of the smirking black guy pointing at his own head* They can’t order you to quarantine indoors when you’re homeless.
Relocate them to the neighborhood where that judge lives.
This “plague” may be the cure to the Kalifornication of California.
My thoughts to a tee. Fewer of any just makes management easier.
Was the disease discovered before or after they tried to remove the homeless camp?
Has anyone been permanently disabled or died from this disease?
Just wondering how many lives this judge has destroyed.
LOLOL...They want the bums to “relocate at least a third of a mile from the ‘red zone’”?
Hmmm, now I’m not an epidemiologist, but even I can figure out what will infect the new camps of bums 1/3 mile away.
Well it’s a good thing they banned most rat poisons in California.
Leptospirosis is not necessarily a deadly disease. It can be treated with antibiotics. The fatality rate is only 5-15% for severe cases, but as high as 60% if the lungs are involved. However, most if not all homeless already have comorbidities due to drug and/or alcohol abuse, lack of sanitary conditions, etc.
Can they take their diseased rats with them when they relocate?
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