Banner Urgent Cares across Phoenix and Tucson are now testing pneumonia patients for Valley Fever 45% of the time, an ...

The number of valley fever cases in Arizona jumped by 45% in 2024 compared with the same time last year, an uptick of almost 4,000 cases. Valley fever, also known by its clinical name ...

Cases of Valley fever are spiking across the southwest. Infections in Arizona have jumped 45% from what they were this time last year, an uptick of almost 4,000 cases. California cases have ...

More wind is on the way and is likely to stir up more dust across Phoenix. But the risk of valley fever likely isn't higher than normal.

The illness costs about $1.5 billion per year just in the two most prevalent states, Arizona and ... Gorris said. A map showing the predicted spread of Valley fever cases across the United States ...