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Valley Fever Cases at California Prison Increase in 2009

Loaded on July 15, 2010 published in Prison Legal News July, 2010, page 22
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Sanitation. Location: California.
According to The Fresno Bee, the number of cases of Valley Fever among California prisoners at the Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga nearly doubled from 2008 to 2009. Data reported by prison officials to the Fresno County Public Health Department indicate that 311 prisoners were diagnosed with Valley Fever ...

 

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