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Residents fear the earth-moving work will increase the threat of valley fever — a fungal respiratory infection that is transmitted in dust.
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Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
Key Facts At least 19 people attending or working at the Lightning in a Bottle music festival have contracted valley fever, according to a statement from the California Department of Public Health.
—Robert Hart, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and duration of drought throughout the Southwestern United States, potentially increasing the prevalence of valley fever spores and fungus.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
Authorities have identified five patients with valley fever who attended the six-day event, which was held May 22-27 at Buena Vista Lake, near Bakersfield.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
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Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
Key Facts At least 19 people attending or working at the Lightning in a Bottle music festival have contracted valley fever, according to a statement from the California Department of Public Health.
—Robert Hart, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and duration of drought throughout the Southwestern United States, potentially increasing the prevalence of valley fever spores and fungus.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
Authorities have identified five patients with valley fever who attended the six-day event, which was held May 22-27 at Buena Vista Lake, near Bakersfield.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
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valley fever
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val·ley fever
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