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Restoring biocrusts to fight Valley fever

Posted by ld583 on January 20, 2023

From left, Bridget Barker, Marieke Ramsey, Anita Antoninka (Photo by Brandon Quester | AZCIR)

Antoninka, Barker and Rowe use PPP funding to prevent disease by healing soil

When it comes to reducing the cases of Valley fever, one of the solutions may lie in the biocrust. Or, more precisely, the wind not blowing the biocrust.

Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is a fungal disease caused by inhaling spores that live… Read more

In the news: Pilot Project Program Antoninka’s Valley fever work | Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative

Posted by ld583 on September 29, 2021

Scientists work to unravel fungus ecology as Valley fever expands throughout West

Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting

Sept. 28, 2021

By Shaena Montanari

PHOENIX—After a rainy July, the McDowell Sonoran Preserve in Scottsdale is unusually green with a mix of Sonoran Desert plants and invasive annual grasses that have suddenly sprung to life. The intense… Read more

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