Health officials are trying to help spread awareness as 2025 is shaping up to be the perfect storm for Valley fever cases.

An uptick in valley fever has led to growing concern throughout the state. Health officials are trying to help spread ...

Valley fever disproportionately impacts people targeted by mass incarceration. California can move to prevent this harm.

If you have lived in the Central Valley for years, probably you have heard about Valley fever. If not new to the area, then you might be wondering what it is and if it is real.

Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is caused by inhaling coccidioides spores, a type of fungi endemic to the hot, dry climate of the southwestern United States. Climate change is creating drier ...

According to new research funded by the National Institutes of Health, the number of valley fever cases tripled between 2014 and 2018 — and then tripled again between 2018 and 2022.

Valley fever cases are up almost 50% in Arizona in 2024. It's not contagious as a person has to be exposed to fungal spores to contract the infection.

In a paper published in 2019, researchers estimate that by 2100, “the area affected by Valley fever will more than double and the number of people who become sick will increase by 50%” using a ...

The team started with more than 2 million tests submitted by vets to labs that tested for Valley fever, and homed in on tests of dogs from 2012 to 2022. The tests represented more than 800,000 ...

Data for 2001-2022 is from the Valley fever dashboard. 2023 data is from the Coccidioidomycosis in California Provisional Monthly Report as of July 31, 2024. By: Harriet Blair Rowan - Bay Area ...