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If I live in a non-endemic area (where Coccidioides sp. does not grow), does that mean I’m safe?

April 26, 2017area coccidioides grow I’m live mean non-endemic safe SP

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If I live in a non-endemic area (where Coccidioides sp. does not grow), does that mean I’m safe?

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If you remain more than 500 miles away from any known endemic area, the answer may be yes. Winds have only been known to spread the spores up to 500 miles. However, some focal endemic areas have been discovered far from the expected areas, like the Dinosaur National Monument outbreak in northern Utah in June 2001.