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First Human Case West Nile Infection Confirmed In Dallas
Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) is reporting the first human case of West Nile infection confirmed in Dallas County for the 2016 season.
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Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) is reporting the first human case of West Nile infection confirmed in Dallas County for the 2016 season.
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The Baylor College of Medicine will lead a study of patients infected with the Zika virus under a grant from the National Institutes of Health.
The state health department has spent more than $400,000 since the start of the year to expand its lab capacity and to buy mosquito traps. It also launched a $2 million Zika awareness campaign.
So far, Texas officials have reported 48 people infected with Zika, all associated with travel. In one case, the virus was sexually transmitted by someone who had been infected abroad.
Senate Democrats have blocked a GOP-drafted measure to provide $1.1 billion to fight the Zika virus, accusing Republicans of packing the measure with partisan provisions and unfair spending cuts.
Today Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) confirmed the 10th case of Zika virus in the county this year.
Dallas County Health and Human Services has confirmed the seventh case of Zika virus in the county so far this year. While the case has been sent off for review at the Texas Department of State Health Services, testing done at the DCHHS lab was positive.
According to Tarrant County health officials, a new Zika virus case has been discovered.
Texas has identified 33 cases of the Zika virus that all have been associated with overseas travel, but the virus is expected to begin spreading locally within the state during the sweaty upcoming summer months, top health officials said Tuesday.
Republicans controlling the House are ignoring protests from Democrats and a White House veto threat as they speed legislation funding the battle against the Zika virus toward a vote.
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It's about to be much easier for North Texas doctors to test for the Zika virus.
A top public health official says there's been no local transmission of the Zika (ZEE'-kuh) virus in the United States
The Centers For Disease Control confirmed another sexually transmitted case of the Zika virus was discovered in Dallas.
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Officials with Tarrant County Public Health say they have identified two new imported cases of Zika virus in the county.
Officials have confirmed the first case of a patient having Zika virus in Tarrant County.
The 14 cases all involve men who visited areas with Zika outbreaks, and who may have infected their female sex partners, who had not traveled to those areas.
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Beryl weakened to winds of 45 mph and is a Tropical Depression. It should exit Texas Monday night.
These crews have specialty training to handle swift water rescues and other types of related disaster response.
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First responders are actively searching for a 60-year-old man who was last seen diving into Lake Grapevine.
The incident began when officers responded to a robbery call at "an illegal game room" in the 2900 block of Lancaster around 1 a.m. Four suspects fled the scene, with one, identified as 34-year-old Timothy Jefferson, jumping a fence and running toward Senior Corporal Ruben Martinez, who was on covert patrol nearby.
Many North Texas firefighters are headed to the coast to help those directly impacted by Hurricane Beryl's wrath.
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