Valley Fever cases are on the rise and scientists are beginning to figure out why Posted on September 16, 2024 by Connor Johnson The Independent September 15, 2024 The team had hoped to examine the impacts of climate change on wildlife in the desert landscape after California’s 2012 to 2016 drought – one of the most severe in state history. But as the group trod around rodent burrows, they kicked up dust, unknowingly exposing themselves to Valley Fever. Three researchers ended up contracting the dangerous lung infection. Read Article