NewsDesk @bactiman63 Austin Public Health is reporting the death of a Travis County resident after developing an illness caused by an amebic meningitis infection. The resident became ill after swimming...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Austin Public Health (APH) is awaiting results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to confirm a presumptive case of monkeypox in Travis County. APH is coordinating...

By: Candess Zona-Mendola, MakeFoodSafe Austin Public Health (APH) announced it was investigating an outbreak of Cyclospora, an intestinal illness caused by a parasite, after at least 82 cases have been...

By NewsDesk   @bactiman63 Austin Public Health is investigating a confirmed rubella case less than a month after confirming the first measles case in Travis County since 1999 – which is also the last...

By NewsDesk   @bactiman63 Austin Public Health reports a person residing in Travis County has been diagnosed with measles. Local, state and federal health officials are mounting a coordinated effort...

In Austin, Texas, health officials with Austin Public Health and the University of Texas Student Health Services have reported a mumps outbreak on campus this week. During the past week, seven new...

“I predict measles outbreaks in Texas could happen as early as the winter or spring of 2018”: Peter Hotez, MD, PhD- PLoS Medicine October 25, 2016 The Dean for the National School of Tropical...

The City of Austin is asking people not to swim at Bull Creek District Park due to high levels of bacteria being detected. This bacteria may cause illness, so swimming and contact with the water are not...

Murine typhus fever is a disease that occurs when people come into contact with fleas infected with a bacteria called Rickettsia typhi. Since 2008, when murine typhus became endemic in Travis County, the...

The Texas Department of State Health Services has ramped up efforts to protect people from Zika virus and is urging people to follow mosquito precautions. “Mosquito season is approaching, and the number...