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    Valley Fever spreads along the Central Coast

    The disease known as Valley Fever is usually associated with farmworkers in the Central Valley, but now it’s spreading to the Central Coast.

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    By Jonathan Bastian • Sep 21, 2018 • 1 min read

    The disease known as Valley Fever is usually associated with farmworkers in the Central Valley, but now it’s spreading to the Central Coast. More people were diagnosed in Ventura and Santa Barbara between January and July of this year than all of last year.

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    Valley Fever is spreading, and climate change may be to blame
    1. 0:00Valley Fever spreads along the Central CoastYou’re reading this
    2. 6:22Can DOGGR oversee oil and protect the planet at the same time?
    3. 16:36The Santa Ynez ranch McDonald’s built
    4. 24:38Female surfers ride the wave toward equal pay
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      Jonathan Bastian

      Host, Life Examined

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      Kathleen Reddington

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      NewsCentral Coast

    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Valley Fever is spreading, and climate change may be to blame
    1. 0:00Valley Fever spreads along the Central CoastYou’re reading this
    2. 6:22Can DOGGR oversee oil and protect the planet at the same time?
    3. 16:36The Santa Ynez ranch McDonald’s built
    4. 24:38Female surfers ride the wave toward equal pay
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