There is more information about the ongoing battle for Valley Fever funding. This $2 million would be put toward a combination of surveillance, research, and awareness efforts. It had been estimated from the VFCE that complete funding for the proposed cure nikkomycin Z would require $40 million from its current state of research to completion,…
The following press release details the human rights aspect of Valley Fever litigation that is often ignored. VALLEY FEVER PRISONERS FILE $62M INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CLAIM Press Release San Diego, CA – November 26, 2019 In the wake of the US Supreme Court’s October 7, 2019 denial of their request for their case to…
This press release goes beyond mentioning the new legislation to educate California’s workers about Valley Fever. It also digs into interesting and worthwhile statistics as well. One tidbit not included was the fact that construction warnings from the 1950’s had requested that black employees be kept away from certain jobs to protect them from Valley…
The website WalletHub just released a list of the ” Most Fun Cities in America ” and Bakersfield does indeed appear on the list, ranking 96th out of the 182 listed cities. The study looked at three specific areas: entertainment and recreation; nightlife and parties; and costs. Bakersfield received its highest score in the “costs”…
We hope that by sharing this story it will help this deserving dog find a loving home. A dog that survived unimaginable abuse as well as Valley Fever is looking for a fur-ever home that is friendly to special dogs. PHOENIX — A dog that survived unimaginable abuse as well as Valley Fever is looking…
Like Valley Fever’s invisible spores in the air, the law is an important but unseen force that can determine your future. Learn how “qualified immunity” decides legal responsibility for Valley Fever infections and about ongoing legal action in Attorney Ben Pavone’s press release below: QUALIFIED IMMUNITY UNDER FIRE Press Release San Diego, CA – September…
Valley Fever is never just a local concern. Even the global community is starting to take notice, as seen in this International Business Times article. Unlike the local physicians and articles that sometimes are dismissive of the disease or use terms that make it seem like no big deal, Divya Ramaswamy wrote an excellent article…
The CDC is making the third week in September “Fungal Disease Awareness Week.” Considering the how fungi are chronically disregarded as a cause of medical problems worldwide, this is an important and useful idea. Some fungal diseases go undiagnosed and cause serious infections in people in the United States and around the world, leading to…
“We made projections out to the end of the 21st century, and our model predicts that Valley fever will travel farther north throughout the western United States, especially in the rain shadow of the Rocky Mountains and throughout the Great Plains, and by that time, much of the western U.S. will be considered endemic,” says…
From the original LA Testing press release: Cal/OSHA Cites Construction Company After Workers Contract Valley Fever The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) announced earlier this year that it had issued serious health and safety citations to a construction company after two of its employees contracted Valley Fever. The workers were exposed to…