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Published 2026

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Rios, Sarah M. author

Title: Diseases have no eyes : Valley Fever and environmental health justice / Sarah M. Rios.

Other titles: Insubordinate spaces (bcp47)

Description: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2026. | Series: Insubordinate spaces | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “This book offers a history and ethnography of efforts of communities in Central Valley, California, to cope with the airborne fungal disease Valley Fever. The area’s farmworkers and prison populations are particularly impacted by this environmental hazard. Residents and ally activists form community practices of care and networks of knowledge”— Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2026012503 (print) | LCCN 2026012504 (ebook) | ISBN 9781439925324 cloth | ISBN 9781439925331 paperback | ISBN 9781439925348 pdf

Subjects: LCSH: Coccidioidomycosis—California—Central Valley—Prevention | Coccidioidomycosis—Social aspects—California—Central Valley | Coccidioidomycosis—Treatment—California—Central Valley | Prisoners—Diseases—California—Central Valley | Agricultural laborers—Diseases—California—Central Valley | Environmental justice—California—Central Valley | BISAC: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social | NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / General

Classification: LCC RC136.3 .R56 2026 (print) | LCC RC136.3 (ebook)

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2026012503

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2026012504

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