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| State must move 2,100 inmates at risk of valley fever |
| By bakersfieldnow.com- Don Thompson |
| Published: 01/30/2015 |
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will have to move more than 2,100 inmates from two Central Valley prisons because they could be susceptible to contracting a potentially deadly illness, officials said Thursday. Test results showed that another 3,050 inmates have already been exposed to the soil-borne fungus that causes valley fever and could be moved to the prisons near Fresno. The decision comes after nearly 37,000 inmates statewide were tested earlier this month for previous exposure to valley fever. Once exposed, they are unlikely to get valley fever again, said Joyce Hayhoe, spokeswoman for the federal court-appointed receiver who controls prison medical care. Read More. |
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