Have you ever heard of Kyasanur forest disease, or KFD? If not, you are not alone. But if you live or work in or near a ...

Arizona doctors said the average time to diagnose a patient with valley fever is close to three weeks but with this new test, they can find out in just minutes. Valley fever is a lung infection caused ...

Cases of valley fever in Arizona are up by nearly 50 percent over this time last year and new laboratory data suggests a seasonal uptick in the disease is now under way, a local expert in the ...

Valley Fever cases are surging across the U.S., with over 3,000 infections in 2025 alone. Learn about its causes, symptoms, risk factors, and treatment options here. Written by: Rida Hijab ...

Their research showed that the presence of Valley fever in dogs spiked nearly six times from just 2.4% of U.S. counties in 2012 to 12.4% in 2022.

The team started with more than 2 million tests submitted by vets to labs that tested for Valley fever, and homed in on tests of dogs from 2012 to 2022. The tests represented more than 800,000 ...

In a press conference on Thursday, Kern County Public Health showcased a new campaign targeted at Valley Fever and stories from the Kern County community to provide hope to those who have the disease.

Valley fever is caused by the fungus coccidioides, which is swept up into the air when soil contaminated with the fungus is disturbed by wind or digging. States usually report a total of 10,000 to ...

According to the brief, Valley fever is pretty significantly underdiagnosed — cases may be up to 10 to 18 times higher than the 10,000 to 20,000 cases reported to the CDC annually.

Some worry that the dust could carry contaminants, including radon and the fungus that causes Valley Fever, a respiratory illness that is over eight times more common in Southern Utah than the ...

With winter approaching, seasonal illnesses like the flu are already surging. There is another to add to the long list of illnesses to look out for – Valley fever. Cases of Valley fever are spiking ...