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Sep 5, 2024 · SAN DIEGO — As California’s climate transforms, so too does its public health landscape. Valley fever, a once-rare fungal disease, is emerging as an unlikely beneficiary of global warming, challenging scientists to decode its cryptic patterns before it’s too late.
3 days ago · The illness it can cause, called Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, has notably increased in California this year, compared to previous seasons. The number of cases reported to the state health ...
3 days ago · Page originally published 9/19/2024. Coccidioidomycosis, also known as “Valley Fever” or “Cocci”, is a lung infection. Valley Fever is caused by Coccidioides, a fungus found in the soil. This fungus can be found in the Pacific Northwest and southwestern United States, and parts of Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Sep 6, 2024 · This map shows how the average incidence of Valley fever varies across different counties, with yellow and green representing higher incidence than blue and purple. Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences.
- University of California-San Diego
Aug 27, 2024 · “ Valley fever” itself is named for the San Joaquin Valley, where the majority of cases have historically been concentrated within California. But the disease is no longer limited to the Central Valley and Central Coast areas, where many people associate it with most.
- Carly Severn
- Senior Editor, Audience News
Aug 27, 2024 · See the California Department of Public Health’s map of areas where valley fever has been detected. To complicate matters when it comes to the geography of the disease, the fungus that causes valley fever can travel some distance in the air.
Sep 11, 2024 · In California, cases of valley fever, a disease caused by Coccidioides fungi (illustrated), tend to spike in the years following the end of a drought period, a new study suggests.
