Identifying areas of high risk of human exposure to coccidioidomycosis in Texas using serology data from dogs

R Gautam, I Srinath, A Clavijo, B Szonyi… - Zoonoses and Public …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Coccidioidomycosis or Valley Fever (VF) is an emerging soil‐borne fungal
zoonosis affecting humans and animals. Most non‐human cases of VF are found in dogs …

The dog as a sentinel and animal model for coccidioidomycosis

AJ Ferguson, GR Thompson, D Bruyette… - Medical …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Coccidioidomycosis is a potentially fatal fungal disease of humans and animals that follows
inhalation of Coccidioides spp. arthroconidia in the environment. The disease in dogs …

Risk factors and spatial distribution of canine coccidioidomycosis in California, 2005–2013

SE Grayzel, B Martinez‐Lopez… - … and emerging diseases, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Given the predisposition of dogs to coccidioidomycosis, identification of high‐risk regions for
coccidioidomycosis in dogs may improve early recognition of emerging human disease. We …

Sensitivity of serologic testing for dogs diagnosed with coccidioidomycosis on histology: 52 Cases (2012–2013)

A Gunstra, JA Steurer, RL Seibert… - Journal of the …, 2019 - meridian.allenpress.com
ABSTRACT Coccidioidomycosis, or Valley Fever, is a fungal infection caused by
Coccidioides spp., soil-living fungi endemic to the southwest region of the United States. The …

The changing epidemiology of coccidioidomycosis in Los Angeles (LA) County, California, 1973–2011

RE Guevara, T Motala, D Terashita - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Coccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley Fever, is often thought of as an endemic disease
of central California exclusive of Los Angeles County. The fungus that causes Valley Fever …

Advocating for coccidioidomycosis to be a reportable disease nationwide in the United States and encouraging disease surveillance across North and South America

ME Gorris, K Ardon-Dryer, A Campuzano… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) has been a known health threat in the United States (US)
since the 1930s, though not all states are currently required to report disease cases. Texas …

Using soil survey data to model potential Coccidioides soil habitat and inform Valley fever epidemiology

RR Dobos, K Benedict, BR Jackson, OZ McCotter - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Coccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley fever, is a disease that can result in substantial
illness and death. It is most common in the southwestern United States and areas of Latin …

Valley fever: environmental risk factors and exposure pathways deduced from field measurements in California

A Lauer, V Etyemezian, G Nikolich, C Kloock… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Coccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley fever, has been reported among military
personnel in Coccidioides-endemic areas of the southwestern United States since World …

Detection of coccidioidal antibodies in serum of a small rodent community in Baja California, Mexico

J Catalán-Dibene, SM Johnson, R Eaton… - Fungal biology, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) represents a serious threat to inhabitants of
endemic areas of North America. Despite successful clinical isolations of the fungal …

[HTML][HTML] Surveillance for coccidioidomycosis—United States, 2011–2017

K Benedict - MMWR. Surveillance Summaries, 2019 - cdc.gov
Abstract Problem/Condition: Coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) is an infection caused by the
environmental fungus Coccidioides spp., which typically causes respiratory illness but also …