Also, looking back and forward after three pandemic years, and a new analysis points to animal origin for COVID.
Community Safety
As recently as August, Calif. health officials predicted the number of valley fever cases this year would go down. Now it’s shaping up to be one of the worst years on record.
A new skin test called Spherusol can detect whether a person has developed immunity to valley fever. But despite its promise, the test still isn’t in wide use.
New sensors in development at the CDC could provide a breakthrough in valley fever detection and prevention throughout the Southwestern United States.
“Valley fever is almost certainly underreported, due to physicians and the public not being familiar with the disease,” said one infectious disease specialist. Reliable estimates of valley fever...
![Jacquie Green plays with her dogs Maggy and Jack at their foothills home in Tucson, Ariz. Maggy, the wolfhound, has had valley fever for a year and is part of a study on valley fever in dogs being conducted by Tucson veterinarian Dr. Lisa Shubitz. [Photo by Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star]](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_list_thumbnail_large/public/images/valley-fever-dog-title.jpeg?itok=75A8XBl7)
Researchers say a canine vaccine against valley fever could be available within the next 10 years, and the work to save dogs from the disease could also further efforts to create a valley fever...
Valley fever is a fungal respiratory infection that is a constant health threat in vast stretches of the San Joaquin valley.
Rick Parker knew he had valley fever, but his doctors wouldn’t test him.
A state commission fined $641,950 to six construction firms involved in the California Flats Solar Project in Monterey County after whistleblower claimed the companies exposed workers to valley fever.
The workers fell ill earlier this year while working on a solar panel project in Monterey County after six employers allowed serious lapses in training and safety precautions.