Chiranjeevi Kolla and Veena die in separate US incidents
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Updated · Tupaki English · May 10
Chiranjeevi Kolla and Veena die in separate US incidents
9 articles · Updated · Tupaki English · May 10
Kolla, a 37-year-old Andhra Pradesh software engineer in California, died after Valley fever; Veena, a Virginia resident, drowned in a private community pool in Florida.
The latest report adds Veena's death, while Kolla's case had earlier been linked to a rare fungal infection that left him in intensive care for nearly a month.
The two unrelated deaths have shocked the Telugu community in the United States, prompting condolences as concern persists over a string of tragic cases involving Telugu residents abroad.
As fungal 'superbugs' become a greater risk, why is there still no human vaccine for the increasingly common Valley Fever?
Valley Fever's range is projected to reach the Canadian border. Are communities outside the Southwest prepared for this emerging threat?