PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Valley laboratory is developing a rapid antibody test to help with a common desert illness. The Mayo Clinic’s Microbiology Laboratory, in partnership with Arizona Sate ...

Credit: Getty Images With an increasing geographic footprint, it is important for clinicians to be able to recognize and treat coccidioidomycosis, or valley fever, in susceptible patient populations.

But, Sykes and Camponuri believe the dog data could be used as a warning sign for where humans should look out for the disease. Symptoms of Valley fever range from fever, cough, and chest pain to ...

“We have this kind of incomplete picture … dogs fill that gap really well.” Valley fever is a disease with a foothold in the American Southwest and Washington caused by a fungus that takes ...

Here’s what those families want you to know How a Florida court took unusual steps to limit abortion access for minors Knowing when and where dogs got sick with Valley fever can help pinpoint ...