News & Alerts
Stay up to date on news and health issues that impact Texas. Our news releases, news updates, health alerts, and health advisories keep you in the know about public health in Texas.
News & Alerts
Stay up to date on news and health issues that impact Texas. Our news releases, news updates, health alerts, and health advisories keep you in the know about public health in Texas.
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Health Alert
April 14, 2022
Recommendation to Test Patients with Symptoms Consistent with Cyclospora Infection
In 2021, Texas had over 200 reported cases of cyclosporiasis, with most of these reported cases occurring during summer months between May and August. The Texas Department of State Health Services is advising healthcare providers to consider testing...
News Release
April 12, 2022
Texas reports first West Nile case of 2022
Public health officials have confirmed the state’s first case of illness caused by West Nile virus in 2022. Dallas County Health and Human Services reported that a resident of Dallas County has been diagnosed with West Nile neuroinvasive disease.
News Release
March 24, 2022
Texas Center for Infectious Disease commemorates World TB Day
The Texas Center for Infectious Disease in San Antonio hosted a partner resource fair and tours of the campus today to commemorate World TB Day.
Health Advisory
February 22, 2022
Recommendation to Report Cronobacter sakazakii Infections in Infants
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local partners, are investigating four consumer complaints of infant illness related to products from Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, MI...
News Release
January 14, 2022
DSHS updates COVID-19 dashboard with final 2020 data
With Friday’s update to the Texas COVID-19 data dashboard, the Texas Department of State Health Services is revising case totals to account for final 2020 case numbers. DSHS reported a total of 1,620,499 confirmed and 182,983 probable cases to the...
News Release
January 12, 2022
Wildlife vaccine airdrops to combat rabies resume along Texas border
The Texas Department of State Health Services’ Oral Rabies Vaccination Program resumes flights Jan. 12 from Zapata, Texas. This successful program, now in its 28th year, led to the elimination of the domestic dog-coyote and the Texas fox rabies virus...
News Release
January 4, 2022
Second round of grant funding available through the Texas Vaccine Outreach and Education Program
The Texas Department of State Health Services in partnership with Texas A&M Health announced the opening of the second round of funding for the Texas Vaccine Outreach and Education Grant Program.
Health Alert
August 26, 2021
Increased Ivermectin Exposure Calls to Texas Poison Centers and Potential Toxicity
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is issuing this health advisory regarding the improper use of ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19 infection by the public.
In August 2021, the Texas Poison Center Network (TPCN) experienced a...
Health Advisory
June 16, 2021
Increased Interseasonal Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Activity in Texas
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is issuing this health advisory to notify clinicians and caregivers about increased interseasonal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity across Texas. Due to this increased activity, DSHS...
Health Alert
April 13, 2021
As of April 12, 2021, approximately 6.85 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine (Janssen) have been administered in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug...