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California, Arizona see spike in valley fever cases as worsening drought kicks up dust

May 6, 2013
FRESNO, Calif. –  California and federal public health officials say valley fever, a potentially lethal but often misdiagnosed disease infecting more and more people around the nation, has been on the rise as warming climates and drought have kicked up the dust that spreads it...

Researchers Studying Valley Fever to Help Region

May 1, 2013
In an effort to combat a debilitating disease commonly found in the region, UC Merced researchers are collaborating with area medical leaders to better understand valley fever. Through the campus's Health Sciences Research Institute, immunology Professor David Ojcius is working with Dr. James...

Experts Share Latest Research On Valley Fever

April 29, 2013
Disease is on the rise in San Diego County By Janice Arenofsky April 29, 2013 (San Diego’s East County) -- In early April, some of the world’s foremost experts in coccidioidomycosis presented published papers on the epidemiology, laboratory science and clinical status of , a fungal...

Arizona sees majority of valley fever cases

March 28, 2013
PHOENIX - It's a health issue we all face because we live in the desert southwest. Arizona is one of the worst places in the country for valley fever. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say Arizona has seen the biggest increase in valley fever since 1998, from about 1,...

Valley Fever Cases "Skyrocketing," With Most Cases in Arizona

March 28, 2013
The number of people getting Valley Fever is "skyrocketing," which, unfortunately for everyone, is not a reference to the readership of the New Times news blog. The Arizona Department of Health Services passed along the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention news...

JUST ONE BREATH: Woman lost two years to valley fever -- and remains fearful of return

February 10, 2013
By THE REPORTING ON HEALTH COLLABORATIVE: On Sunday, two people from Bakersfield shared their battle with valley fever, including a woman who lost 45 pounds and went blind and a man who, 21 years after diagnosis, still only has half his normal lung capacity. Today, two more recount their...

Ike Davis Opens Up About His Valley Fever, or Whatever it Was, Last Year

February 8, 2013
Last year Ike Davis was reported to have valley fever, a fungal infection that sapped his strength and led to him having a horrific start to the season. Of course he downplayed it all. His quote from last March: “It’s been the same,” said Davis. “Seriously. I feel great....

Valley Fever - A Scourge in the Dog World

January 22, 2013
About four weeks ago, I noticed Angel was coughing just a little, usually after he drank or ate.   For a week, he seemed fine. Then I noticed he was a bit lethargic. Now that’s saying something for a greyhound, since he sleeps most of the day away anyway. Then I noticed he had lost...

Valley Fever Cases Up in Arizona

January 3, 2013
Valley fever among Arizonans continues to run high, according to the state Department of Health Services. There were more than 12,000 confirmed cases of Valley Fever in 2012. In the most recent year-to-date report available, that’s far above the five-year median for January through November...

JUST ONE BREATH: Valley fever treatments can do harm as they heal

December 8, 2012
BY YESENIA AMARO AND TRACY WOOD Reporting on Health Collaborative: Thousands of California and Arizona adults and children annually contract valley fever and find themselves battling the disease for months or years — missing work and school, spending weeks in the hospital — with...

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