Symptoms of Valley fever range from fever, cough, and chest pain to severe complications, including pneumonia and meningitis, UC Berkeley public health researchers say.

Valley fever does not spread between people or between people and animals. But, Sykes and Camponuri believe the dog data could be used as a warning sign for where humans should look out for the ...

Valley fever is a disease with a foothold in the American Southwest and Washington caused by a fungus that takes root in the lungs, where it can cause pneumonia. While those who get sick generally ...

Humans and dogs hang out a lot. A little less than half of households in the U.S. have a dog, and these curious creatures tend to root around in the dirt and dust, making them more likely to come ...

Humans and dogs hang out a lot. A little less than half of households in the U.S. have a dog, and these curious creatures tend to root around in the dirt and dust, making them more likely to come ...

Every state with more than 0.50 tests per 10,000 households a year showed an increasing number of cases of valley fever per 10,000 households in dogs over the study period. Dogs as models for human ...

Many states do not require the reporting of human cases. The CDC considers valley fever endemic is parts of six states, including Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah.