Valley fever killed nine, infected more than 2,900 in Kern County in 2017
BY HAROLD PIERCE hpierce@bakersfield.com 9 hrs ago 0
Valley fever, an insidious respiratory disease endemic to the region, killed nine people and infected 2,929 in Kern County in 2017, making it the second worst year for the disease since the county began recording cases in 1992, local public health officials announced Monday.
Public Health officials said they could not release the ages or areas of residence for those who died, citing patient privacy laws.
The announcement of preliminary numbers marks the third straight year that cases have increased in Kern and statewide. Infections in Kern County generally make up about 30 percent of the state?s total cases. Kern County Public Health Services Department officials recorded 2,310 confirmed cases and six deaths in 2016, and 1,174 cases and nine deaths in 2015.
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BY HAROLD PIERCE hpierce@bakersfield.com 9 hrs ago 0
Valley fever, an insidious respiratory disease endemic to the region, killed nine people and infected 2,929 in Kern County in 2017, making it the second worst year for the disease since the county began recording cases in 1992, local public health officials announced Monday.
Public Health officials said they could not release the ages or areas of residence for those who died, citing patient privacy laws.
The announcement of preliminary numbers marks the third straight year that cases have increased in Kern and statewide. Infections in Kern County generally make up about 30 percent of the state?s total cases. Kern County Public Health Services Department officials recorded 2,310 confirmed cases and six deaths in 2016, and 1,174 cases and nine deaths in 2015.
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