In California from 2000 to 2007 , there were 16,970 reported cases ( 5.9 per 100,000 people ) and 752 deaths of the 8,657 people hospitalized . The highest incidence was in the San Joaquin Valley with 76 % of the 16,970 cases ( 12,855 ) occurring in the area . Following the 1994 Northridge earthquake , there was a sudden increase of cases in the areas affected by the quake , at a pace of over 10 times baseline
1994 Northridge earthquake
1994 Northridge earthquake
Coccidioidomycosis