Significant rise in valley fever cases in El Paso linked to extreme weather and dust

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Source: The University of Texas at El Paso.

A new study has identified a significant rise in Valley fever cases in El Paso over the past decade and found strong connections between the disease and extreme weather, wind and airborne dust.

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