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Small Animal Internal Medicine

Coccidioidomycosis: A Growing One Health Problem for the Western United States

ISCAID Track

Tuesday, June 18, 2024
3:40pm – 4:40pm CT
Location: LV DAY
CE: 1.0
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Disclosure(s):
Jane E. Sykes, BVSc(Hons) PhD MPH MBA FNAP DipACVIM(SAIM): No relevant disclosure to display
Presentation Description / Summary: This lecture will describe new information on the epidemiology of coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) in dogs based on recent analysis of a large dataset of test results from multiple different laboratories. Coccidioidomycosis has been expected to spread to the entire western half of the United States by 2095 with climate change based on climate niche modeling. However, analysis of dog sentinel data has shown that this may already be the case, with potential new regions of endemicity identified in states such as Oregon, Colorado, Wyoming, and Idaho. The purpose of this lecture is to describe the results of this study and to increase North American practitioners' awareness of this life-threatening disease.

Learner Outcomes: 1. Know existing and emerging regions of endemicity for Valley fever 2. Understand risk factors for Valley fever 3. Understand diagnostic tests for Valley fever and how they should be interpreted 4. Know current treatment and monitoring recommendations

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the current and predicted spatial distribution of coccidioidomycosis in the Western United States and how climate change is likely to impact this
  • Describe the history, clinical signs, radiographic findings, and laboratory changes in dogs with coccidioidomycosis
  • Describe the array of diagnostic tests for coccidioidomycosis and how to interpret them before and during treatment with antifungal drugs