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.

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.

Texas will continue to protect those at the greatest risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19 by expanding vaccination to people 50 to 64 years of age on March 15. More than 93 percent of the Texas fatalities directly caused by the coronavirus...

The state of Texas will prioritize people who are at the greatest risk of severe disease and death from COVID-19 for the next phase of vaccination. More than 70 percent of COVID-19 deaths in Texas have occurred in people 65 and older, and scientific...

Note: This release was updated Nov. 8 so that the second paragraph reflects data for the Sept. 4 to Oct. 1 period.
A new study released by the Texas Department of State Health Services shows that during the month of September, Texans not vaccinated...

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...

The Texas Department of State Health Services’ Oral Rabies Vaccination Program resumes flights Jan. 12 from Zapata, Texas. This successful program, now in its 28^th year, led to the elimination of the domestic dog-coyote and the Texas fox rabies virus...

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.