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Outside of California, valley fever is also prevalent in Arizona and some areas of Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Texas, as well as parts of Mexico and Central and South America.—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024 Experts raised concerns at the time that valley fever could jeopardize the accuracy of the research.—Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024 The Republic's 2021 investigation about valley fever among the macaque colony triggered a federal investigation at the time.—Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024 In other health news, valley fever is a growing risk in Central California, but few visitors ever get a warning.—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for valley fever
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from its prevalence in the San Joaquin valley of California
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