California scientists have determined that dogs might be able to help predict the spread of a dangerous fungus, which has ...

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 ...

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

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

The fungus also grows across the Southwest and is prevalent in regions of southern California ... according to the CDC. Valley fever is also only fatal if the infection spreads outside the ...

The only way to contract the disease ... The majority of infections occur in Arizona and California. In Phoenix and Tucson, for example, Valley fever causes an estimated 15% to nearly 30% of ...

Joshua Partlow and Carolyn Van Houten traveled through California, Oregon and Washington to track Valley fever’s spread. Veronica Penney, in Denver, visualized data on how the disease could ...

Valley fever is known to increase after periods of drought followed by heavy rain, according to county health officer – San ...

Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is a flu-like illness caused by inhaling spores of the fungus Coccidioides. Historically concentrated in Arizona and California's lower San Joaquin Valley, the ...

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 ...

Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is caused by a fungus that thrives in moist soils and becomes airborne during drought.

The CDC considers valley fever endemic in parts of six states, including Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah. The study found valley fever in dogs in those states, but also in ...