; (B) individuals at increased risk for severe Valley Fever include persons of African or Filipino descent, pregnant women, adults in older age groups, and other individuals with weakened immune systems; (C) the overall incident rate of Valley Fever peaked in 2011 and again in 2016; (D) in California, the Valley Fever incident rate for 2016 was the highest recorded to date, with 42 percent of cases reported coming from Kern County