Coccidioidomycosis Dynamics in Relation to Climate in the Southwestern United States.

ABSTRACT: Valley fever is endemic to the southwestern United States. Humans contract this fungal disease by inhaling spores of Coccidioides spp. Changes in the environment can influence the abundance and dispersal of Coccidioides spp., causing fluctuations in valley fever incidence. We combined county-level case records from state health agencies to create a regional valley fever database for the southwestern United States, including Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. We used this data set to explore how environmental factors influenced the spatial pattern and temporal dynamics of valley fever incidence during 2000-2015. We compiled climate and environmental geospatial data sets from multiple sources to compare with valley fever incidence. These variables included air t

SUBMITTER: Gorris ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7007142 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature