Inadvertent exposure to Coccidioides species by laboratory staff and others as a result of a mishap is not an uncommon cause of infection in clinical microbiology laboratories. These types of ...

California health officials are warning about a surge in a potentially deadly fungal infection. The state is reporting 6,761 cases of valley fever, also known as coccidioidomycosis, through July this ...

Credit: Getty Images With an increasing geographic footprint, it is important for clinicians to be able to recognize and treat coccidioidomycosis, or valley fever, in susceptible patient populations.

An illustration of the fungus Coccidioides immitis. An outbreak of Valley fever among attendees and workers at an outdoor music festival in California’s Central Valley highlights the fungal ...

Valley fever is caused by the fungus Coccidioides, and usually refers to a medical condition in which the fungus enters the lungs. This fungus lives in dust and soil and has been found in southwestern ...

Learn more about coccidioides, the fungus responsible for valley fever, and what researchers are doing to monitor and track it. Dwelling beneath the soil in the American Southwest are coccidioides ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Twenty-two soil samples from areas endemic for Coccidioides immitis in California were screened for C. immitis. Suspensions prepared from ...

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