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Investigating the Valley Fever – Environment Relationship in the Western U.S.
… coccidioidomycosis, is a disease caused by the Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii fungal species that dwell in the soil but can become airborne and infect a human or mammalian host through their respiratory tract. Disease rates in the western U.S. have significantly increased over …
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Estimating Sources of Valley Fever Pathogen Propagation in Southern Arizona: A Remote Sensing Approach
… the inhalation of airborne spores from the fungi Coccidioides spp. The fungi reside in arid and semi-arid soils of the Americas. The disease has increased epidemically in Arizona and other areas within the last two decades. Despite this increase, the ecology of the fungi remains obscure, and …