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California: Bakersfield boy succumbs to valley fever-related illness

Ronan Kelly

Ronan Kelly

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Bakersfield boy succumbs to valley fever-related illness
BY STEVEN MAYER, Californian staff writer
smayer@bakersfield.com | Monday, Jan 31 2011 07:32 PM
Last Updated Monday, Jan 31 2011 07:32 PM


A Bakersfield family and a local youth football league are in mourning this week following the valley fever-related death of Standard Middle School seventh-grader Tyler Bridgewater.

Tyler, 12, died Saturday at Children's Hospital Central California in Madera, nearly four months after contracting valley fever and encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain
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http://www.bakersfield.com/news/loc...-boy-succumbs-to-valley-fever-related-illness
 
Re: California: Bakersfield boy succumbs to valley fever-related illness

Is valley fever on the rise in Kern County?
By Amity Addrisi, Eyewitness News

New numbers from Kern County Public Health show that more and more people are getting valley fever. Eyewitness News spoke with a doctor, whose been researching the issue for 30 years, to find out whats being done.
Story Created: Jan 31, 2011 at 6:49 PM PST
Story Updated: Jan 31, 2011 at 7:10 PM PST




BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Kern County reported about 2,000 cases of valley fever in 2010. That's up quite a bit, causing concern for the health department, which monitors the disease.

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http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/health/114983714.html
 

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