Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is currently investigating multiple cases of reported measles across the state. As of February 7, 2019, there are seven confirmed cases of measles reported from five different counties, including...

Five measles cases, four between the ages of 12 to 21 months, have been reported in three different counties within the Department of State Health Services Region 6/5 South (Southeast Texas).

Vaccination remains the most effective method for...

Honey can contain spores of Clostridium botulinum, an organism that produces a potent neurotoxin known to cause severe illness in infants. Infant botulism occurs when C. botulinum spores in food, dust, or other materials are inhaled or ingested and...

As of October 16, 2018, ten confirmed cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) have been reported to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) for 2018. Healthcare providers are encouraged to continue vigilance for cases of AFM. Providers...

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has updated its statewide testing guidance for asymptomatic pregnant women based on local and national trends and increasing scientific knowledge of the disease and the limitations of available...

The Texas Department of State Health Services is encouraging healthcare providers to test patients for the parasite Cyclospora if they have diarrheal illness lasting more than a few days or diarrhea accompanied by severe anorexia or fatigue. Diagnosi...

During the past five summers, a large number of cyclosporiasis cases have occurred in Texas. Therefore, the Texas Department of State Health Services is advising healthcare providers to consider testing patients for the parasite Cyclospora if they...

An outbreak of measles has been confirmed in Ellis County. Currently there are 6 confirmed cases of measles, all in unvaccinated individuals. There are six reported cases of measles in Texas for 2018. In 2017, 1 case of measles was reported in Texas...

Due to increased reports of flea-borne (murine) typhus during 2017 from multiple areas of Texas, DSHS is requesting that healthcare providers increase their clinical suspicion for patients presenting with fever and one or more of the following...

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has long considered the southernmost areas of the state to be at greater risk of supporting local mosquito transmission of Zika virus. This is based upon historical experience with local...