Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California had the highest number of Valley fever cases ever reported in 2024, according to the state Department of Public Health.

A tractor plows a field Paso Robles. Valley fever is a fungal infection spread through dust and has increased in frequency and geography in the Central Valley. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) The ...

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Cases of valley fever, a fungal scourge of the arid American Southwest, appear to have hit a record high last year in California, where legislators now are calling for new screening measures to better ...

The western United States is experiencing an uptick in Valley fever, an often asymptomatic disease, that may increase in response to climate change-related drought, according to some experts. As dry ...

Several people were recently infected with a fungal lung infection at an outdoor California music festival. As of Aug. 21, at least 19 people who attended or worked at the "Lightning in a Bottle" ...

Valley Fever cases quadruple in California over a decade, linked to climate and dust storms. Valley Fever, a fungal infection affecting the lungs, is on the rise in California, with reported cases ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Officials with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) are alerting Californians that the risk for catching Valley fever remains high in 2025. Cases usually spike in ...

California is facing another alarming year for Valley Fever, with more than 5,500 provisional cases reported in the first half of 2025, California Department of Public Health reported. This follows a ...

California had 12,637 Valley fever cases reported in 2024, according to the state Department of Public Health. California had the highest number of Valley fever cases ever reported in 2024, according ...