Public health officials advise travelers and residents to see a doctor if they experience prolonged respiratory symptoms.
The western United States is experiencing an uptick in Valley fever, an often asymptomatic disease, that may increase in response to climate change-related drought, according to some experts.
The increase in cases in California may be linked to drought; research has shown that drought impacts the growth of the Valley fever fungus in the soil, according to aValley fever fungus can survive in soil during drought conditions, but fewer infections occur. However, the eventual return of rain brings a rise in infections in the years after a drought and may allow the fungus to grow in more areas.
An increased rate of infection is related to both environmental exposure and host immunity, Donovan said. Research has shown that approximately 60% of individuals exposed to the fungus will remain asymptomatic, and 30% could develop pneumonia-like illness. Approximately 10% could develop severe disease requiring hospitalization, and 3% of these patients may go on to develop severe disseminated forms of the disease such as meningitis, she added.
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