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October 26, 2015
The fight against disease can be a long, hard road. To be sure, the hardest part is often to understand what is causing someone to be ill. In the Central Valley, perhaps no disease is a better example of this than cocciodiomycosis or valley fever.
June 13, 2014
A bipartisan task force made up of lawmakers across the Southwest, including Representative Devin Nunes, scored a victory in Washington this week in its quest to add the fungus that causes Valley fever to a list of pathogens the government has a heightened interest in combating.
June 11, 2014
Washington, DC - Chairman of the Congressional Valley Fever Task Force, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) and Co-Chairman, Rep. David Schweikert (AZ-06) released the following statement on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to include the Coccidioides species, known to cause what is commonly referred to as Valley Fever, on a list of Qualifying Pathogens it developed as required by the Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now (GAIN) provisions of Public Law 112-144:
March 24, 2014
Scottsdale, Ariz., March 24, 2014-- Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ), Co-founder of the Congressional Valley Fever Task Force, is hosting a Valley Fever Open House this April.
July 25, 2013
Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy made another move in his crusade against valley fever Wednesday, announcing the new “Congressional Valley Fever Task Force.”
July 24, 2013
This week, Congressman McCarthy launched the bipartisan Congressional Valley Fever Task Force in his effort to bring awareness to the fight against this disease. Joining McCarthy:
July 24, 2013
Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. David Schweikert (R-AZ) and Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) introduced the Valley Fever Task Force in the House of Representatives. The task force, with the goal of taking legislative action on Valley Fever issues, will initiate a dialogue between Congress and the medical and scientific fields as well as host field hearings throughout the southwest later this year.