NewsDesk @bactiman63 Last week, a bipartisan bill was introduced–the Finding Orphan-disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development Act (FORWARD Act) of 2021. The legislation, introduced...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Valley Fever, also known as coccidioidomycosis, is caused by the spore of a fungus that grows in soil in parts of California, Arizona, and other areas of the southwestern...

The number of Coccidioidomycosis, or Valley fever cases are being reported as increased numbers during the first half of the year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. Through...

Kern County Public Health Services has received confirmation of the first Kern County St. Louis Encephalitis-associated death this year. The Kern County resident had pre-existing health conditions. “This...

The human West Nile virus (WNV) situation in California continues into mid-November with additional cases and fatalities. The number of WNV associated deaths rose by three as Kern County (1) and Los Angeles...