The  Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) has announced the confirmation of the fourth and fifth human West Nile virus cases of the year on Friday. The 4th case  who lives in the 75234 zip...

Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) has confirmed Friday the first imported case of chikungunya virus disease in the county – a viral disease that can cause fever and severe joint pain and is spread...

Anthrax has been confirmed in a whitetail deer in southeastern Edwards County. This is the second confirmed case of Anthrax in Texas this year; the first in a deer. In June 2014, Texas reported a confirmed...

An employee of a Whataburger restaurant located at 2800 Guadalupe Street in Austin has been diagnosed with hepatitis A virus. Hepatitis A is a contagious liver disease usually spread when a person ingests...

The number of cases of the protozoan infection, Cyclosporiasis, increased by nine during the past week bringing the total to 164. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) says the source...

The City of El Paso Department of Public Health announced Monday that it has confirmed the first local case of West Nile virus (WNV) in a middle-aged male who resides in the 79927 zip code. The individual...

While the investigation continues in Texas, the number of Cyclospora cases continue to climb. The latest numbers from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) show an increase of 19 cases...

The Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services (HCPHES) Mosquito Control Division has scheduled an aerial spray operation for Thursday evening, August 7, 2014 for portions of northeast and...

In an update on the Texas cyclospora “surge” since June, the number of cases have increased by another dozen since the weekend, bringing the total to 136, according to health officials.   Though...

The case count of infections with the protozoan parasite, Cyclospora in Texas has increased by more than a dozen in the past few days, according to new data from Texas Department of State Health Services...