Valley Fever -- United States
Monterey County [California] officials are reporting a "concerning" increase in cases of valley fever [coccidioidomycosis] in the Salinas Valley and South County this fall [2016]. Some patients have been hospitalized as a result of the illness, which is caused by inhaling specific fungal spores that live in the soil.
There are 73 reported cases so far in 2016, up from 42 cases in 2015 and 24 cases in 2014. County Epidemiologist Kristy Michie says health providers noticed an uptick in this
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