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Legislation caps momentous year in battle against valley fever

By Kellie Schmitt
Recently signed legislation capped a big year for efforts to combat a regional disease long overlooked by lawmakers.
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Federal funding fuels new valley fever research

By Tracy Wood
The National Institutes of Health is now providing critical support to multiple studies on valley fever. Such research could yield critical new breakthroughs in our understanding of the long-overlooked disease.

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