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Summer agriculture, end of school may bring upswing in Valley Fever cases

An increase in seasonal agricultural work and the end of the school year in the San Joaquin Valley are expected to mean more people spending more time working and playing outside – and potentially increase the risk of Valley Fever, a fungal disease that can create respiratory problems in people who inhale its spores. It’s also a disease for which there is no vaccine to help protect people from its effects. Through the first…