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Susanne Rust

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Investigative Reporter at Los Angeles Times

Reporter @latimes

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  • 2 weeks ago | medicalxpress.com | Susanne Rust

    California is heading toward another record year for cases of Valley fever, the disease caused by fungal spores linked to cycles of drought and precipitation. There were 3,123 reported cases of Valley fever in the first three months of the year, according to state health officials—roughly double the 10-year average for the first-quarter time period. Cases ranged from a low of 801 in 2016 to 3,011 last year.

  • 2 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Susanne Rust

    LOS ANGELES - California is heading toward another record year for cases of Valley fever, the disease caused by fungal spores linked to cycles of drought and precipitation. There were 3,123 reported cases of Valley fever in the first three months of the year, according to state health officials - roughly double the 10-year average for the first-quarter time period. Cases ranged from a low of 801 in 2016 to 3,011 last year. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

  • 2 weeks ago | latimes.com | Susanne Rust

    A tractor plows a field in San Luis Obispo County in March 2022. More San Luis Obispo County residents were diagnosed with Valley fever in 2024 than any previous year on record, with 482 cases reported to the Public Health Department during the calendar year. California is heading toward another record year for cases of Valley fever, the disease caused by fungal spores linked to cycles of drought and precipitation.

  • 2 weeks ago | dailyitem.com | Susanne Rust

    LOS ANGELES — California is heading toward another record year for cases of Valley fever, the disease caused by fungal spores linked to cycles of drought and precipitation. There were 3,123 reported cases of Valley fever in the first three months of the year, according to state health officials — roughly double the 10-year average for the first-quarter time period. Cases ranged from a low of 801 in 2016 to 3,011 last year.

  • 3 weeks ago | latimes.com | Susanne Rust

    A woman walks around a felled tree along South Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday. L.A.’s fragile urban canopy was dealt a vicious blow this weekend when a chainsaw wielding vandal mowed down a number of shade trees along South Grand Street and other areas of downtown, according to media posts and photos uploaded to Reddit and Instagram.

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Susanne Rust
Susanne Rust @susrust
11 Mar 25

USDA finally added the #H5N1 #BirdFlu infected herds I'd heard about (2 weeks ago) to its list, bringing CA's total to 754; 983 across 17 states. Meanwhile domestic cats are getting pummeled -- APHIS' list shows last 10 entries were all cats. https://t.co/xNeitY8u0W

Susanne Rust
Susanne Rust @susrust
4 Mar 25

As the deadline for passage of CA's landmark plastics legislation looms, an ethics complaint is lodged against former CalRecycle director -- who now represents the plastic and packaging makers fighting to delay/derail it. https://t.co/fFo246pvnu

Susanne Rust
Susanne Rust @susrust
28 Feb 25

FWIW, signs of #H5N1 #BirdFlu in CA's wastewater is pretty sporadic and low. So, even though I've been told there are 5 more presumptive #H5N1 #BirdFlu dairy herds in CA (total=753), things don't seem as hot as they did a month or two ago. https://t.co/GGMojTjre9