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With record-breaking temperatures in the southwest, extreme cycles of rain and dust storms, mask-wearing waning, and evidence of infected monkeys at a farm in Mesa — many are more concerned with Valley fever than ever. Fortunately, Valley fever doesn't spread through human or animal transmission, however, changes in weather patterns might be partially responsible for increased infections.
(NewsNation) — Health officials are concerned that climate change is leading to an increase of valley fever, a fungal infection commonly found in the southwest.
There's no need to worry about "The Last of Us" coming to life any time soon, but the threat from fungal infections is a real one.
Today, Congressman Kevin McCarthy and Congressman David Schweikert (AZ-06) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting the FDA hold public workshops to help with the development of Valley Fever drugs and vaccines.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Valley Fever Task Force David Schweikert (AZ-06) and Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) joined in celebrating Valley Fever Awareness Week in Arizona.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman and Congressional Valley Fever Task Force Co-Chair Kevin McCarthy, U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ), Congressman and Congressional Valley Fever Task Force Co-Chair David Schweikert (AZ-06), Congresswoman Karen Bass (CA-37), Congressman Greg Stanton (AZ-09), and U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), introduced H.R. 2858 and S. 1567, the Finding Orphan-disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development (FORWARD) Act .