By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Chile Ministry of Health reported 6,405 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, of which 5,760 were symptomatic and 645 were asymptomatic. This brings the total cases in...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today confirmed an infection with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Texas. The patient is among a group of people...

San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health) is confirming the first case of measles in Bexar County.  This case is associated with the case of measles from Guadalupe County reported by the...

In a follow-up on the mumps situation at a Houston, TX U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility, ICE officials are now reporting 27 confirmed cases of mumps in detention facilities across...

San Antonio flu activity is on the rise and the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health) wants to help by giving away free flu vaccine. Currently, after a slow start, Metro Health is seeing...

By: Candess Zona-Mendola of MakeFoodSafe As Metro Health continues to investigate the food poisoning outbreak linked to Pasha Mediterranean Grill, the agency has reported that 347 cases have now been linked...

By: Candess Zona-Mendola of MakeFoodSafe Diners over Labor Day Weekend got more than they bargained for when they ate at Pasha Mediterranean Grill in San Antonio. This week, Metro Health has reported a...

The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health) is investigating a potential foodborne illness cluster following numerous, independent complaints of foodborne illness reported by individuals...

Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in San Antonio, Texas has confirmed Legionnaires’ disease in at least two staff members and a third has testing pending during the past week, according to multiple...

Earlier this week, Bexar County District Attorney Nico LaHood made headlines for his giving his opinion about the debunked theory of the vaccines-autism link. In a video, LaHood said, “I’m here...