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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Valley fever, also called coccidioidomycosis or "cocci," is an infectious disease caused by the Coccidioides fungus that grows in the soil and dirt in some areas of California. Valley fever is a lung ...

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 ...

The number of cases of valley fever in California are trending toward setting a new record Health experts say climate change could result in prolonged dry seasons that can lead to an increase in ...

Valley fever cases continue to climb in California Health officials are urging people to be careful in areas known to harbor the disease-causing fungus and to tell a doctor if they have cough, fever, ...

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 ...