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Valley fever spreading to Central Valley cities, linked to oil drilling
Researchers at UC Berkeley have discovered valley fever spores in cities in the Central Valley and linked nearby oil drilling to an uptick in infection risk — challenging the long-held belief that the deadly disease only affects rural areas.
John Taylor has spent years studying valley fever and the fungus that causes it across the Central Valley and the Southwest.
The sometimes-fatal disease is increasing, and the UC Berkeley professor has grim advice for people doing outdoor manual labo... [7447 chars]
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