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University of Arizona scientists research valley fever vaccine

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Friday, April 24, 2015

By Julia Thatcher and Ariel Rose

Valley fever is a potentially debilitating disease that affects Arizonans more than anywhere else in the country, with 60 percent of all cases occurring in the Phoenix metropolitan area. But this non-contagious disease could be eradicated if scientists at the University of Arizona succeed in creating a vaccine.