Saturday , April 27 2024

Valley Fever Research, Awareness Winners In New State Budget

Buried in California’s new $ 201 billion budget is important news for those with a disease that affects many here in Central California: $ 8 million in funding for valley fever research and awareness. For several years we’ve been reporting about this airborne fungal disease which is endemic to arid regions of the U.S. Southwest. To learn more about what the new funding means and where it’s going, and to get an update on the latest data on infections in 2018, we spoke to Valley Public Radio’s Kerry Klein on Valley Edition.
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