The fungus that causes Valley fever lives naturally in San Luis Obispo County soil and neighboring counties, the public ...

Public health officials in San Luis Obispo County are reporting a record number of Valley Fever Cases for 2024.

The disease is called Valley fever because it was first discovered in the San Joaquin Valley, which is in the southern half of California's Central Valley. There is currently no evidence of person ...

Valley Fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is a fungus that develops below the undisturbed surface of soils in hot, dry areas in the western United States. The fungus, when inhaled in dust, can cause ...

His draft number came up in October 1941 but he was rejected because he had contracted a lung infection, "San Joaquin Valley Fever." He was sent to a sanitarium in Colfax to recuperate ...