A new Valley fever test will help doctors diagnose the respiratory illness within 10 minutes. As temperatures rise, it's ...

Health officials at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital say that they have noticed a spike in pediatric cases of Valley ...

Valley fever, also called coccidioidomycosis or "cocci," is an infectious disease caused by the Coccidioides fungus that grows in the soil and dirt in some areas of California.

Valley fever is a fungal disease found primarily in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico. A new study published in JAMA Network ...

Just over 2,300 people were diagnosed with Valley fever in 2014, according to the state’s data. By 2023, annual cases had more than tripled to more than 9,000. And in just the first six months of this ...

The number of Valley Fever cases peaked for the first time in a decade in 2021. The 20,970 recorded instances were the most on record for a single year since the last peak in 2011.

Valley fever, also known as coccidioidomycosis or "cocci," is caused by inhaling dust or dirt containing a fungus called Coccidioides. It can infect the lungs and cause respiratory symptoms.

Valley fever cases in California tripled over the last 10 years. Just over 2,300 people were diagnosed with Valley fever in 2014, according to the state’s data. By 2023, ...

Pueblo High School teens studying biotech were having difficulty getting their peers in art class to care about valley fever — until they mentioned that dogs get the disease. “To get people to ...

Researchers in California believe dogs might be able to predict the spread of Valley fever, which has spiked nationwide, likely due to climate change. With more than a third of the contiguous U.S ...

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.