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Valley fever fears rise after dust storm

July 5, 2014
PHOENIX -- Now that the dust has settled, it's stirring up new health concerns. Hundreds of people gathering for a family-friendly fireworks show on July 3 in Ahwatukee may have exposed themselves to more than a little holiday fun when a massive dust storm rolled through. After being...

Gorilla treated for valley fever at LA zoo

June 20, 2014
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jabari, a western lowland gorilla living at the Los Angeles Zoo, is on the mend after receiving treatment for a severe case of valley fever. The great ape has had the fungal infection for about three years and had lost about a fifth of his body weight, the Los Angeles...

Valley fever research eligible for new federal funding

June 11, 2014
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has decided to include the fungus that causes valley fever on a list of qualifying pathogens mandated by the Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now, or GAIN, Act. The law created incentives for the development of antibiotics to treat new and emerging drug-...

Experts don't believe dust storms increase Valley Fever cases

May 20, 2014
TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) - As always, high winds increase dust in the air and that makes some people wonder if those wind storms are creating more cases of Valley Fever.    Valley Fever is a disease caused when we inhale a fungus that lives in the desert soil. Almost all...

How to Avoid Arizona’s Valley Fever

May 16, 2014
If you live in Arizona, you’ve no doubt heard of valley fever, the respiratory illness caused by spores in the dry, dusty desert air. Fortunately, there are ways to protect yourself, especially if you enjoy being outdoors. For most people, valley fever is an inconvenience, causing flu-like...

Valley fever fungus causes concern in E. Oregon

May 13, 2014
There are no confirmed cases of valley fever originating from Oregon, but officials expect to find the Coccidioides fungus with a little more digging. A fungus that causes the potentially fatal illness known as valley fever has been found in southeastern Washington state, and health officials...

Fungus causing valley fever found in Washington

May 5, 2014
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A fungus that can cause a potentially fatal illness called valley fever has been found for the first time in the soil of Washington, officials at Washington State University said Monday. When the fungus, which is normally found in semi-arid soils of the Southwest,...

Lecture Series to Explore Valley Fever

April 3, 2014
Valley fever, described as a “silent epidemic” by the Centers for Disease Control, is the focus of a series of wide-ranging talks at the University of California, Merced. Twelve lectures were held between March and May, 10 of them on the university campus. One was presented remotely by...

UC Merced researchers to study kids, Valley fever

March 31, 2014
MERCED — Erin Gaab, a postdoctoral scholar at UC Merced’s Health Sciences Research Institute, is taking the initiative in looking closer at the psycho-social issues faced by families with children who have been diagnosed with valley fever. With the help of 13 undergraduate research...

Fresno Research Leads to Speedier Valley Fever Test

March 22, 2014
Doctors in the San Joaquin Valley have a new, fast way to help diagnose valley fever using a test developed in a Fresno hospital laboratory. The new DNA test for the fungal disease -- a first in the state -- can provide results in five hours instead of the more than two weeks it now takes for a...

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