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Volume 27, Number 5—May 2021
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Coccidioidomycosis and COVID-19 Co-Infection, United States, 2020

Alexandra K. Heaney, Jennifer R. Head, Kelly Broen, Karen Click, John Taylor, John R. Balmes, Jon Zelner, and Justin V. RemaisComments to Author 
Author affiliations: University of California, Berkeley, California, USA (A.K. Heaney, J.R. Head, K. Click, J. Taylor, J.R. Balmes, J.V. Remais); University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (K. Broen, J. Zelner); University of California, San Francisco, California, USA (J.R. Balmes)

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Figure 1

County-level incidence of (A) coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in 2020 and (B) coccidioidomycosis in 2019, California and Arizona. COVID-19 incidence reflects cumulative case count as of August 14, 2020 (5). Coccidioidomycosis incidence reflects annual incidence in 2019 (6,7). Shading indicates levels of incidence. Brackets indicate inclusive bounds; parentheses indicate exclusive bounds.

Figure 1. County-level incidence of (A) coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in 2020 and (B) coccidioidomycosis in 2019, California and Arizona. COVID-19 incidence reflects cumulative case count as of August 14, 2020 (5). Coccidioidomycosis incidence reflects annual incidence in 2019 (6,7). Shading indicates levels of incidence. Brackets indicate inclusive bounds; parentheses indicate exclusive bounds.

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