Estimating the Exposure-Response Relationship between Fine Mineral Dust Concentration and Coccidioidomycosis Incidence Using Speciated Particulate Matter Data: A Longitudinal Surveillance Study.

Authors: Weaver, Amanda K.¹, Keeney, Nicole¹, Head, Jennifer R.¹, Heaney, Alexandra K.¹, Camponuri, Simon K.¹, Collender, Philip¹, Bhattachan, Abinash², Okin, Gregory S.³, Eisen, Ellen A.¹, Sondermeyer-Cooksey, Gail⁴, Yu, Alexander⁴, Vugia, Duc J.⁴, Jain, Seema⁴, Balmes, John^1,5, Taylor, John⁶, Remais, Justin V.¹ jvr@berkeley.edu, Strickland, Matthew J.⁷

Source: Environmental Health Perspectives. Jan2025, Vol. 133 Issue 1, p017003-1-017003-15. 15p.

Subject Terms: *Dust, *Climatology, *Dose-response relationship in biochemistry, *Environmental exposure, *Particulate matter, Mineral analysis, Risk assessment, Coccidioidomycosis, Research funding, Descriptive statistics, Longitudinal method, Confidence intervals, Disease risk factors

Geographic Terms: California

Suspected Acute Pulmonary Coccidioidomycosis in Traveler Returning to Switzerland from Peru.

Authors: Neumayr, Andreas^1,2 andreas.neumayr@swisstph.ch, Rickerts, Volker³, Ackermann, Sina³, Castelblanco, Felipe⁴, Kuenzli, Esther², Durovic, Ana^2,5, Seas, Carlos^6,7

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases. Nov2024, Vol. 30 Issue 11, p2432-2435. 4p.

Subject Terms: *COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS, *SYMPTOMS, *TRAVELERS, *DIAGNOSIS methods

Geographic Terms: PERU, SWITZERLAND

Valley Fever: Fine Mineral Dust Modeling Points to High-Risk Regions and Seasons in California.

Authors: Schmidt, Silke

Source: Environmental Health Perspectives. Jan2025, Vol. 133 Issue 1, p014002-1-014002-3. 3p.

Subject Terms: *Soils, *Environmental health, *Dust, *Agriculture, Arbovirus diseases, Coccidioidomycosis, Chronic diseases, Occupational exposure, Construction industry, Industrial safety

Geographic Terms: California

Foiling the Growing Threat of Fungal Pathogens.

Authors: DESAI, ANGEL N., THOMPSON III, GEORGE R.

Source: Issues in Science & Technology. Winter2025, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p18-20. 3p.

Subjects: MIGRATION flyways, PUBLIC health personnel, CHERNOBYL Nuclear Accident, Chornobyl, Ukraine, 1986, SPARSELY populated areas, COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS

Coccidioidomycosis-Related Hospital Visits, Texas, USA, 2016-2021.

Authors: Mayfield, Heather¹, heather.mayfield@dshs.texas.gov, Davila, Vanora¹, Penedo, Elena¹

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases; May2024, Vol. 30 Issue 5, p882-889, 8p

Surveillance for Coccidioidomycosis, Histoplasmosis, and Blastomycosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic -- United States, 2019-2021.

Authors: Williams, Samantha L.¹ pog3@cdc.gov, Smith, Dallas J.¹, Benedict, Kaitlin¹, Ahlers, Jamie R.², Austin, Connie³, Birn, Rachael^4,5, Carter, Angel M.⁶, Christophe, Natalie N.⁷, Cibulskas, Katie⁸, Cieslak, Paul R.⁹, Gibbons-Burgener, Suzanne N.¹⁰, Gosciminski, Michael¹¹, Ireland, Malia J.¹², Lazenby, Katelyn V.¹³, Loftus, Tom¹⁴, Lunquest, Kristy¹⁵, Mathewson, Abby A.¹⁶, Nguyen, Alyssa D.¹⁷, Oltean, Hanna N.¹⁸, Osborn, BreAnne¹⁹

Source: MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. 3/21/2024, Vol. 73 Issue 11, p239-244. 6p.

Subject Terms: *COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS, *HISTOPLASMOSIS, *BLASTOMYCOSIS, *COVID-19 pandemic

Geographic Terms: UNITED States

Coccidioidomycosis: a growing global concern.

Authors: Donovan, Fariba M^1,2,3 (AUTHOR), Fernández, Omar Marín⁴ (AUTHOR), Bains, Gurjinder⁵ (AUTHOR), DiPompo, Lisa⁶ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (JAC). 2025 Supplement, Vol. 80, pi40-i49. 10p.

Subject Terms: *COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS, *LUNG infections, *MYCOSES, *THERAPEUTICS, *DESERT soils, *DIAGNOSIS methods, *WORLD health

Geographic Terms: MEXICO (Mexico : State), AMERICA, UNITED States

Development of a novel patient-reported outcome measure for disseminated coccidioidomycosis (valley fever).

Authors: Harvey, Emma¹ (AUTHOR), Clegg, Jennifer² (AUTHOR), Bresnik, Mark¹ (AUTHOR), Blatt, Elliott² (AUTHOR), Hughes, Sophie³ (AUTHOR), Umanzor-Figueroa, Cindy² (AUTHOR), Purdie, Rob^4,5 (AUTHOR), Thompson, George R⁶ (AUTHOR), Symonds, Tara³ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (JAC). Mar2025, Vol. 80 Issue 3, p657-665. 9p.

Subject Terms: *COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS, *PATIENT reported outcome measures, *QUALITY of life, *CHRONIC diseases, *TEST validity, *SYMPTOMS, *QUALITATIVE research

Convergence Retraction Nystagmus Secondary to Central Nervous System Disseminated Coccidioides Immitis Infection in a Dog.

Authors: Lovato, Lydia¹ (AUTHOR) Drmcdvm@gmail.com, Moore, Trevor¹ (AUTHOR), Stainback, Laura¹ (AUTHOR), Plummer, Scott B.¹ (AUTHOR), Knowles, Kim E.¹ (AUTHOR), Sage, Jaime² (AUTHOR)

Source: Veterinary Medicine & Science. Mar2025, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p1-6. 6p.

Subject Terms: *COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS, *SYMPTOMS, *BLOOD cell count, *CENTRAL nervous system, *MAGNETIC resonance imaging, *SCHOLARLY periodical corrections

Investigating Asthma After Coccidioidomycosis Among Patients With Commercial Health Insurance, United States, 2017–2022.

Authors: Benedict, Kaitlin¹ (AUTHOR) jsy8@cdc.gov, Smith, Dallas J.¹ (AUTHOR), Haczku, Angela² (AUTHOR), Zeki, Amir A.^2,3 (AUTHOR), Hsu, Joy⁴ (AUTHOR), Toda, Mitsuru¹ (AUTHOR), Kenyon, Nicholas J.^2,3 (AUTHOR), Thompson, George R.⁵ (AUTHOR)

Source: Mycoses. Feb2025, Vol. 68 Issue 2, p1-8. 8p.

Subject Terms: *ASTHMATICS, *COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS, *BUSINESS insurance, *LUNG infections, *HEALTH insurance

Geographic Terms: UNITED States

The Burden of Hospital Illness Associated with Disseminated Versus Isolated Pulmonary Coccidioidomycosis in the United States.

Authors: Coleman, Craig I.¹ (AUTHOR) craig.coleman@uconn.edu, Bylyku, Jessica¹ (AUTHOR) andria.latifi@uconn.edu, Latifi, Andria¹ (AUTHOR) ryan.shan@uconn.edu, Lovelace, Belinda² (AUTHOR) belinda.lovelace@f2g.com, Shan, Ryan¹ (AUTHOR) lahar.miriyapalli@uconn.edu, Miriyapalli, Lahar¹ (AUTHOR), Donovan, Fariba^3,4,5 (AUTHOR) faribadonovan@arizona.edu

Source: Journal of Fungi. Feb2025, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p161. 11p.

Subject Terms: *LENGTH of stay in hospitals, *COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS, *HOSPITAL costs, *ECONOMIC aspects of diseases, *HOSPITAL mortality

Valley Fever prediction: Is our model reliable if trained from data with errors?

Authors: Jin, Judy^1,2, Hui Yang^3,4

Source: ISE: Industrial & Systems Engineering at Work. Feb2025, Vol. 57 Issue 2, p48-49. 2p.

Subject Terms: *Forecasting, Coccidioidomycosis, Measurement errors, Research personnel, Detectors

Correction: Gajurel et al. Arbovirus in Solid Organ Transplants: A Narrative Review of the Literature. Viruses 2024, 16 , 1778.

Authors: Gajurel, Kiran¹ (AUTHOR) kiran.gajurel@atriumhealth.org, Dhakal, Reshika² (AUTHOR), Deresinski, Stan³ (AUTHOR)

Source: Viruses (1999-4915). Mar2025, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p292. 2p.

Subject Terms: *RIFT Valley fever, *COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS, *BABESIOSIS, *HEMORRHAGIC fever, *ENCEPHALITIS, *ALPHAVIRUSES, *FLAVIVIRUSES

Estimating Valley Fever Endemicity with Environmental Parameters

Authors: Caraccilo, Jacob, Garner, Sarah, Banuelos, Mario

Source: 2024 58th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers Signals, Systems, and Computers, 2024 58th Asilomar Conference on. :1286-1290 Oct, 2024

Relation: 2024 58th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers

Understanding the exposure risk of aerosolized Coccidioides in a Valley fever endemic metropolis.

Authors: Porter, W. Tanner¹ (AUTHOR) tporter@tgen.org, Gade, Lalitha² (AUTHOR), Montfort, Parker¹ (AUTHOR), Mihaljevic, Joseph R.³ (AUTHOR), Bowers, Jolene R.¹ (AUTHOR), Willman, Andrew⁴ (AUTHOR), Klimowski, Brian A.⁵ (AUTHOR), LaFleur, Bonnie J.⁶ (AUTHOR), Sunenshine, Rebecca H.⁷ (AUTHOR), Collins, Jennifer⁷ (AUTHOR), Adame, Guillermo⁸ (AUTHOR), Brady, Shane⁸ (AUTHOR), Komatsu, Kenneth K.⁸ (AUTHOR), Williams, Samantha² (AUTHOR), Toda, Mitsuru² (AUTHOR), Chiller, Tom² (AUTHOR), Litvintseva, Anastasia P.² (AUTHOR), Engelthaler, David M.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Scientific Reports. 1/15/2024, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p1-14. 14p.

Subject Terms: *COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS, *RISK exposure, *AIR sampling, *METROPOLIS, *METROPOLITAN areas

Geographic Terms: PHOENIX (Ariz.)

DUST DEVIL.

Authors: Wadman, Meredith

Source: Science. 1/17/2025, Vol. 387 Issue 6731, p240-245. 6p. 7 Color Photographs.

Subject Terms: *COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS, *PUBLIC health personnel, *MYCOSES, *DO-not-resuscitate orders, *EXTREME weather

Universal azole prophylaxis for prevention of coccidioidomycosis among lung transplant recipients transferring care to a center within a highly endemic region.

Authors: Goodlet, Kellie J.¹ (AUTHOR) kgoodlet@midwestern.edu, Garcia, Rhiannon^2,3 (AUTHOR), Nailor, Michael D.² (AUTHOR)

Source: Transplant Infectious Disease. Jan2025, Vol. 27 Issue 1, p1-5. 5p.

Subject Terms: *LUNG transplantation, *COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS, *MYCOSES, *CYSTIC fibrosis, *IMMUNOCOMPROMISED patients

Estimating coccidioidomycosis endemicity while accounting for imperfect detection using spatio-temporal occupancy modeling.

Authors: Hepler, Staci A¹, Kaufeld, Kimberly A², Kline, David³, Greene, Andrew², Gorris, Morgan E⁴

Source: American Journal of Epidemiology; Jan2025, Vol. 194 Issue 1, p56-63, 8p

Burden of Hospitalization for Coccidioidal Meningitis: An Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample, 2019–2021.

Authors: Coleman, Craig I¹ (AUTHOR), Donovan, Fariba^2,3,4 (AUTHOR), Miriyapalli, Lahar¹ (AUTHOR), Shan, Ryan¹ (AUTHOR), Lovelace, Belinda⁵ (AUTHOR)

Source: Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Dec2024, Vol. 11 Issue 12, p1-4. 4p.

Subject Terms: *COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS, *MENINGITIS, *CONFIDENCE intervals, *HOSPITAL care, *EPIDEMIOLOGY

A Growing Fungal Threat.

Authors: BLOW, ASHLI (AUTHOR)

Source: Scientific American. Oct2023, Vol. 329 Issue 3, pS16-S17. 2p. 1 Cartoon or Caricature.

Subjects: COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS, RAINFALL