ArticlePloS one2021
Using soil survey data to model potential Coccidioides soil habitat and inform Valley fever epidemiology.
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- The Fungus Among Us: Latency, Reactivation, and the Expanding Clinical Spectrum of Coccidioidomycosis.Cureus · 2026Review
- Hypothesis on the dust-borne atmospheric transport of Coccidioides, causative fungal pathogen for coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever).Medical mycology · 2026Article
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- Choice of Downscaled Climate Product Matters: Projections of Valley Fever Seasonality in a Warming Climate.GeoHealth · 2026Article
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- Time series forecasting of Valley fever infection in Maricopa County, AZ using LSTM.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2025Article
- From soil to clinic: current advances in understandingMicrobiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2024Review
- A microbial risk assessor's guide to Valley Fever (Coccidioides spp.): Case study and review of risk factors.The Science of the total environment · 2024Review
- Understanding the exposure risk of aerosolized Coccidioides in a Valley fever endemic metropolis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Coccidioides undetected in soils from agricultural land and uncorrelated with time or the greater soil fungal community on undeveloped land.PLoS pathogens · 2023Article
- WasmBio · 2023Review
- Risk of Exposure toMicroorganisms · 2023Article
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Abstract
Coccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley fever, is a disease that can result in substantial illness and death. It is most common in the southwestern United States and areas of Latin America with arid climates, though reports increasingly suggest its range is wider than previously recognized. The natural habitat of the causative organisms, Coccidioides spp., have been associated with certain soil properties and climatic conditions. Current understanding of its geographic range is primarily defined by skin test studies and outbreak locations. We developed a fuzzy system model to predict suitable soil habitats for Coccidioides across the western United States based on parameters (electrical conductivity, organic matter content, pH, water holding capacity, temperature, and precipitation) from sites where soil sampling has confirmed the presence of Coccidioides. The model identified high coccidioidomycosis incidence areas as having high suitability and identified pockets of elevated suitability corresponding with outbreak locations outside the traditional range. By providing high-resolution estimates of Coccidioides suitability, including areas without public health surveillance for coccidioidomycosis, this model may be able to aid public health and clinical provider decision making. Awareness of possible Coccidioides soil habitats could help mitigate risk during soil-disturbing activities and help providers improve coccidioidomycosis diagnosis and treatment.
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