Earthquake-Ridden Area in USA Contains Coccidioides , the Valley Fever Pathogen

This study is the first to confirm the presence ofCoccidioides in soils near Trona using a nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) approach. First responders to earthquake events, the public, and physicians in the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert should be informed about the risk of pathogen exposure during and after the time of an earthquake, since there are many fault lines in addition to the large San Andreas Fault and future earthquakes in this region are expected to occur.
Source: EcoHealth - Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research