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 may be more prevalent in the state than previously believed, a newly published study authored by New Mexico ...

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 ...

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 ...

Valley fever spread Sykes, along with colleagues at UC Berkeley, also mapped positive results by location and found valley fever in dogs spread from just 2.4% of U.S. counties in 2012 to 12.4% in ...

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.