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Health
9:53 am
Tue May 28, 2013

New Data Show A Decline In Reported Cases of Valley Fever

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Valley fever cases from 2011 and 2012
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By Rachel Cook and The Reporting On Health Collaborative

California’s tally of valley fever cases dropped by more than 1,000 last year and some counties have also seen fewer cases in the early months of 2013.

But public health officials say it’s too early to identify long-term trends in the numbers.

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Health
10:55 am
Wed May 15, 2013

Paso Robles Winemaker Battles Valley Fever

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Winemaker Todd Schaefer has been battling valley fever for about ten years.
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The quest for the perfect pinot noir lured Todd and Tammy Schaefer from Malibu to Paso Robles in 2001. But a different fate awaited them and their business, called Pacific Coast Vineyards.

“My wife and I had just come up here, to set up shop and continue our practice of winemaking, and, ‘Welcome to Paso Robles, here’s valley fever,’” Todd recounts.

In October of 2003, Todd was running a bulldozer through a vineyard, and kicking up lots of dust. They had no idea that dust would make him ill.

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Valley Edition
12:29 pm
Tue May 14, 2013

On Valley Edition: Fresno State; Valley Fever; Soda Tax; Tamejavi; SwedeFest

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Spring 2013 will be Fresno State President Dr. John Welty's last semester as president of Fresno State.
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This week on Valley Edition we discuss the future of one of Central California’s educational centers. A search committee is on the lookout for a new Fresno State President, but not all are happy about the way the committee is handling the search.

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Shots - Health News
12:32 am
Mon May 13, 2013

Cases Of Mysterious Valley Fever Rise In American Southwest

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Credit Daniel Casarez/Vida en el Valle/Reporting on Health Collaborative
Emily Gorospe, 8, loves to dance and usually can't sit still, so her parents started to worry when she became very tired two years ago. Emily was eventually diagnosed with valley fever, a fungal disease that 150,000 people contract each year.
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Winemaker Todd Schaefer will take anti-fungal medication for the rest of his life. Not only does it cause nausea and vomiting, but it means he can't drink his own wine.
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Valley fever is caused by tiny spores that live in California and Arizona soil. When the spores are disturbed, they can be inhaled into the lungs, so people who work outside are at higher risk of contracting it.
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Todd and Tammy Schaefer walk through a neighbor's vineyard with their Old English mastiff, Daisy Ray. Todd was working in a vineyard when he contracted valley fever about 10 years ago and has since struggled with his health.
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Originally published on Mon May 13, 2013 1:01 pm

When she was just 6, Emily Gorospe became very tired and sick. The spunky girl, now 8, developed a fever that wouldn't go away, and red blotches appeared across her body.

"She's got so much energy usually," says Emily's mother, Valerie Gorospe. "Just walking from one part of the house ... she was drained." The little girl was also very pale. "She just didn't look like herself," Valerie recalls.

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