With fall and winter approaching, seasonal illnesses like the flu are already spiking. There is another to add to the long list of illnesses to look out for — Valley fever. The number of Valley fever ...

Valley fever infections are on the rise across California, public health officials say. Dry, hot weather across the state — combined with heavy winter rains — make the perfect recipe for an increasing ...

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Two cases of locally acquired dengue fever – a mosquito-borne illness – have been confirmed in the Florida Keys, the Florida Department of Health in Monroe County announced earlier this week. The ...