Skin lesions of a dog with coccidioidomycosis ... some require special treatment, and in rare cases, the disease can spread to the bones, skin, and even the brain. The disease is not contagious ...

A UC Davis study finds that dogs could be indicators for Valley fever spread in humans. (Credit: Dr. William Zachary Mills DVM, MPH, MBA) Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is caused by a fungus ...

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 ...