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Valley Fever outbreak at California music festival highlights fungus’s growing threat

Summary In recent years, cases of Valley Fever, a fungal infection, have been increasing in California. Five cases detected among people who attended a music festival in the state are an example of the fungal threat. Climate change is creating more opportunities for a fungus called coccidioides to proliferate. An outbreak of Valley Fever among… Read More »

Arizona officials warn of spread of potentially deadly hantavirus

Arizona public health officials are warning that hantavirus, a virus that spreads from rodents to humans, is causing a rise in a potentially deadly pulmonary syndrome. There have been seven confirmed cases and three deaths in the past six months, according to a recent health alert. Most cases of hantavirus are reported in the Western… Read More »