ABC-7 spoke to El Paso Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza who said while Valley fever is not common in the region, it does exist in desert areas, including Arizona, California, and West Texas.

Aide Moreno remembers how Valley fever claimed her mother’s last year of life. Carlos and Roselia Aguirre raised Moreno and three boys in Westway, a small unincorporated community in the northwestern ...

a fungal infection more commonly known as Valley fever. The family fear she caught the fungus during one of Texas' notorious dust storms. The fungus is spread through tiny spores in the ground ...

medical experts warn that it can pose risks such as Valley Fever. Mike Zinkin, an Oro Valley resident, is no stranger to dust concerns. Last year, the town took steps to reduce blowing dust near ...

and Coccidioides immitis [the fungus that causes Valley fever], and that mortality in the United States increases following dust storms with 2-3-day lag periods.” A compilation of the World ...

"Valley fever can be serious and is a fungus that grows in the soil, so when it's hot and dry, it can be airborne and be included in dust like these dust storms. That means people breathe it in ...

(KERO) — In a press conference on Thursday, Kern County Public Health showcased a new campaign targeted at Valley Fever and stories ... It's really dust exposure is the only thing we can do.

Kern County Public Health is starting April off with a stark warning about Valley Fever, the fungal disease that can turn ...

In addition to the wildfires, strong gusts — widespread at 60 to 70 mph — stirred up another massive dust storm ... Plateau and Rio Grande Valley,” the Storm Prediction Center wrote.

SOME OF IT FROM THE STORM. SO A MIXTURE OF BOTH IN THE RIVER VALLEY, SOME NEAR 50 MILE PER HOUR WIND GUSTS FOR US TODAY AS WELL. THE WINDS STILL BLOWING. YOU CAN SEE THE DUST COMING INTO FORT ...

A gust of wind sweeps over bare soil, kicking up enough dirt and dust to cut visibility to nearly zero, and for drivers, the dust storm seems ... California's San Joaquin Valley, blamed on blowing ...