Jul 8, 2026 · 23 min · 10 segments
A recent news story about cat fleas and a potentially serious human disease has many cat lovers asking the same question: **Should we be worried?** In this episode, Molly DeVoss breaks down the…
If I told you that cat fleas were making national headlines because of a potentially fatal human disease, would you be worried? Today we're gonna find out whether the headlines got it right, or whether they left out the most important part of the story.
I'm Molly De Vos, your host on Cat Talk Radio, certified cat behavior specialist, and today we're talking about something that's been blowing up all over social media.
Unfortunately, those scary headlines tend to spread much faster than accurate information.
We're gonna talk about what this new study, g- all of this came from a study, and what it actually found, why Galveston keeps showing up in these stories, and whether cats really are the problem, and what marine typhus actually is, who's at risk, and most importantly, what practical things can you do to protect both yourself and your cats.
If I told you that cat fleas were making national headlines because of a potentially fatal human disease, would you be worried? Today we're gonna find out whether the headlines got it right, or whether they left out the most important part of the story.
I'm Molly De Vos, your host on Cat Talk Radio, certified cat behavior specialist, and today we're talking about something that's been blowing up all over social media.
Unfortunately, those scary headlines tend to spread much faster than accurate information.
We're gonna talk about what this new study, g- all of this came from a study, and what it actually found, why Galveston keeps showing up in these stories, and whether cats really are the problem, and what marine typhus actually is, who's at risk, and most importantly, what practical things can you do to protect both yourself and your cats.
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