NDLI: The Changing Epidemiology of Coccidioidomycosis in Los Angeles (LA) County, California, 1973

Content Provider	PubMed Central
Author	Guevara, Ramon E. Motala, Tasneem Dawn, Terashita
Editor	Chaturvedi, Vishnu
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Coccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley Fever, is often thought of as an endemic disease of central California exclusive of Los Angeles County. The fungus that causes Valley Fever, Coccidioides spp., grows in previously undisturbed soil of semi-arid and arid environments of certain areas of the Americas. LA County has a few large areas with such environments, particularly the Antelope Valley which has been having substantial land development. Coccidioidomycosis that is both clinically- and laboratory-confirmed is a mandated reportable disease in LA County. Population surveillance data for 1973–2011 reveals an annual rate increase from 0.87 to 3.2 cases per 100,000 population (n = 61 to 306 annual cases). In 2004, case frequency started substantially increasing with notable epidemiologic changes such as a rising 2.1 to 5.7 male-to-female case ratio stabilizing to 1.4–2.2. Additionally, new building construction in Antelope Valley greatly rose in 2003 and displayed a strong correlation (R = 0.92, Pearson p<0.0001) with overall LA County incidence rates for 1996–2007. Of the 24 LA County health districts, 19 had a 100%-1500% increase in cases when comparing 2000–2003 to 2008–2011. Case residents of endemic areas had stronger odds of local exposures, but cases from areas not known to be endemic had greater mortality (14% versus 9%) with notably more deaths during 2008–2011. Compared to the 57 other California counties during 2001–2011, LA County had the third highest average annual number of cases and Antelope Valley had a higher incidence rate than all but six counties. With the large number of reported coccidioidomycosis cases, multi-agency and community partnering is recommended to develop effective education and prevention strategies to protect residents and travelers.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0136753
Starting Page	136753
File Format	PDF
ISSN	19326203
e-ISSN	19326203
Journal	PLoS ONE
Issue Number	8
Volume Number	10
Language	English
Publisher	Public Library of Science
Publisher Date	2015-08-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	Public Library of Science
Subject Keyword	Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all) Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all) Medicine(all) Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Multidisciplinary

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Assessing Risk-Based Policies for Pretrial Release and Split Sentencing in Los Angeles County Jails

Strange Little Flies in the Big City: Exotic Flower-Breeding Drosophilidae (Diptera) in Urban Los Angeles

Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Finland, 2008-2011

Coccidioidomycosis in Los Angeles County.

Validation of the Los Angeles Pre-Hospital Stroke Screen (LAPSS) in a Chinese Urban Emergency Medical Service Population

Routine CSF Analysis in Coccidioidomycosis Is Not Required

Coccidioidomycosis Incidence in Arizona Predicted by Seasonal Precipitation

Changing Malaria Epidemiology and Diagnostic Criteria for Plasmodium falciparum Clinical Malaria

Changing Epidemiology of Serious Bacterial Infections in Febrile Infants without Localizing Signs

The Changing Epidemiology of Coccidioidomycosis in Los Angeles (LA) County, California, 1973–2011

Similar Documents

Assessing Risk-Based Policies for Pretrial Release and Split Sentencing in Los Angeles County Jails

Strange Little Flies in the Big City: Exotic Flower-Breeding Drosophilidae (Diptera) in Urban Los Angeles

Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Finland, 2008-2011

Coccidioidomycosis in Los Angeles County.

Validation of the Los Angeles Pre-Hospital Stroke Screen (LAPSS) in a Chinese Urban Emergency Medical Service Population

Routine CSF Analysis in Coccidioidomycosis Is Not Required

Coccidioidomycosis Incidence in Arizona Predicted by Seasonal Precipitation

Changing Malaria Epidemiology and Diagnostic Criteria for Plasmodium falciparum Clinical Malaria

Changing Epidemiology of Serious Bacterial Infections in Febrile Infants without Localizing Signs

The Changing Epidemiology of Coccidioidomycosis in Los Angeles (LA) County, California, 1973–2011