The Eastsider L.A. reports that about 200 dead fish were recovered from Echo Park Lake this week. The culprit? It could be fish herpes.

Apparently an official from the state Department of Fish and Game took a look at the fish and suspected herpes but did not take any samples or run any tests – leaving the true cause of the die-off a mystery:

[Echo Park gardener and care taker David] Foster has begun his mornings this week by picking out dead carp - and a handful of game fish - from the lake and answering questions from park visitors. This morning, about 20 dead fish were seen floating in the water. "We just need to know what's going on," Foster said.

Here are some other goings-on around Web L.A.:

Hamburger map: Apparently, it's national hamburger month, and Dine L.A. is celebrating by making a Google map of the best burgers in L.A. My favorites are there. Are yours? (via LAist)

Chapman undie run: The Orange County Register reports on Chapman University's undie run. The students have turned the event into a charity, donating the clothes they shed to Ugandan orphans:

Residents and onlookers lined the street to watch the parade of scantily clad college students running, walking and rollerblading. The procession stayed in the Plaza until about 25 Orange police and Chapman Campus Safety officers shepherded the crowd back to campus. Two years ago, significant damage occurred in the historic Plaza.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Photo: Echo Park Lake. Credit: Los Angeles Times