Valley Fever: When to Test (CDPH)
Says when California's January 2024 CDPH advisory calls for Valley fever testing in a respiratory illness, and how.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Pneumonia or respiratory illness
- Yes
- Lives, works, or travels where cocci occurs
- Yes
- Not responding to CAP treatment
- Yes
Result: Pneumonia not responding to treatment in someone living where cocci occurs: consider Valley fever and send serology.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What you enter
- Pneumonia or respiratory illness
- Lives, works, or travels where cocci occurs
- Exposed to outdoor dust or dirt
- Symptomatic a week or longer
- Not responding to CAP treatment
- Hospitalized, suspected severe disease
How this is calculated
California Department of Public Health. CAHAN: Substantial Rise in Coccidioidomycosis in California -- Recommendations for California Healthcare Providers. January 18, 2024. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.