Fever, caused by inhaling fungal spores from soil, is surging in San Luis Obispo County, with 482 cases in 2024. Symptoms ...

Most of the objects were excavated in the Valley of the Kings ... A bone fragment detected in his skull during a 1968 X-ray was caused not by a blow, but by the embalmers or by Carter’s rough ...

The Valley Fever Walk kicked off on Saturday to raise awareness about valley fever, a fungal disease that killed 49 people in Kern County last year. The event ...

Valley fever cases are expected to increase in 2025, particularly in California, raising public health concerns. A recent study reveals a strong link between the disease in dogs and humans ...

More San Luis Obispo County residents were diagnosed with Valley fever in 2024 than ever before, the Public Health Department announced Tuesday. According to a news release from the agency ...

Valley fever spread Sykes, along with colleagues at UC Berkeley, also mapped positive results by location and found valley fever in dogs spread from just 2.4% of U.S. counties in 2012 to 12.4% in ...

Dogs could help predict valley fever spread in humans. A new study finds a strong correlation between occurrence of dog and human disease. Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is caused by a ...

Public health officials in San Luis Obispo County are reporting a record number of Valley Fever Cases for 2024. According to the health department, 482 cases were reported to the health department ...

Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is caused by a fungus that thrives in moist soils and becomes airborne during drought. Its spores are easily inhaled, leading to infection. Climate change is ...

Valley fever was previously concentrated in parts of Arizona and California’s lower San Joaquin Valley. Rather than passing from person to person, the disease develops from the direct inhalation ...