According to a comprehensive study done in New Mexico, researchers found that people in the state of New Mexico are likely among the most at-risk populations for the disease in the United States.

Valley Fever Screens Found Lagging for Rheum Patients in Endemic Areas ... Endemic areas were selected on the basis of coccidioidomycosis rates of at least 25 per 10,000 beneficiaries in hospital ...

Fears over valley fever are ramping up in Northern California 03:34. More than 500,000 Americans could be sickened each year by Valley fever, the disease caused by breathing in the fungus ...

But according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, valley fever cases in endemic areas are dramatically on the rise — from 2,265 in 1998 to 22,401 in 2011. Since 1990, more than ...

The fever has hit California's agricultural heartland particularly hard in recent years, with incidence dramatically increasing in 2010 and 2011.

According to FCDPH, Western Fresno County — including the communities of Firebaugh, Mendota, Kerman, Coalinga, and Huron — is considered a Valley fever endemic area.

According to FCDPH, Western Fresno County — including the communities of Firebaugh, Mendota, Kerman, Coalinga, and Huron — is considered a Valley fever endemic area.

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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.

Possibly 30 million dogs live in the area endemic for valley fever, which centers on Arizona, stretches from California to West Texas, and reaches into Nevada and Utah.

According to the FCDPH Valley fever, also known as coccidioidomycosis, is a disease caused by a fungus that grows in the soil and dirt in some areas of California and the southwestern United States.

Through July, Valley fever cases have reached 540 this year in Fresno County. That surpasses 2022 entire year totals.