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December 27, 2016 - Weekly Texas Data for National Zika Pregnancy Registry Texas has reported 131 individuals into the CDC’s Zika Pregnancy Registry. The registry includes pregnant women and infants with laboratory evidence of Zika infection, whether or not they ever had symptoms. Texas provides data to the Zika Pregnancy Registry weekly. The registry casts a wider net – beyond reported Zika cases – to track and follow pregnancies that may have been impacted by Zika. States are reporting cases but also the number of pregnancies that can’t be confirmed to be Zika-infected but have some lab indication of a flavivirus infection. Flaviviruses are known to cross-reac…

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Additional Locally-Acquired Zika Case in Cameron County News Release Dec. 22, 2016 The Texas Department of State Health Services and Cameron County Department of Health and Human Services have identified an additional Brownsville resident with a locally acquired case of Zika virus disease. It is the sixth local mosquito-transmitted case in Cameron County and Texas but is not thought to be connected to the other cases. http://dshs.texas.gov/news/releases/2016/20161222.aspx

County Cases Angelina 2 Bastrop 1 Bell 6 Bexar 19 Brazoria 1 Brazos 4 Burnet 1 Cameron 8 Collin 5 Dallas 46 Denton 9 El Paso 3 Ellis 1 Fort Bend 9 Frio 1 Galveston 8 Gray 1 Grayson 1 Gregg 1 …

Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network December 14, 2016, 16:15 ET (4:15 PM ET) CDCHAN-00399 CDC Guidance for Travel and Testing of Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive Age for Zika Virus Infection Related to the Investigation for Local Mosquito-borne Zika Virus Transmission in Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas Summary On November 28, 2016, the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) reported the first case of locally acquired mosquito-borne Zika virus infection in the city of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas. On December 9, 2016, four additional cases in people …

December 6, 2016 - Weekly Texas Data for National Zika Pregnancy Registry Texas has reported 122 individuals into the CDC’s Zika Pregnancy Registry. The registry includes pregnant women and infants with laboratory evidence of Zika infection, whether or not they ever had symptoms. Texas provides data to the Zika Pregnancy Registry weekly. The registry casts a wider net – beyond reported Zika cases – to track and follow pregnancies that may have been impacted by Zika. States are reporting cases but also the number of pregnancies that can’t be confirmed to be Zika-infected but have some lab indication of a flavivirus infection. Flaviviruses are known to cross-react…

County Cases Angelina 2 Bastrop 1 Bell 6 Bexar 18 Brazoria 1 Brazos 4 Burnet 1 Cameron 10 Collin 5 Dallas 46 Denton 9 El Paso 3 Ellis 1 Fort Bend 9 Frio 1 Galveston 8 Gray 1 Grayson 1 Gregg 1 …

The Texas Department of State Health Services and Cameron County Department of Health and Human Services today announced the first case of Zika virus disease likely transmitted by a mosquito in Texas. DSHS is supporting Cameron County’s response to the case and to the ongoing risk of Zika in the community. The patient is a Cameron County resident who is not pregnant and who was confirmed last week by lab test to have been infected. She reported no recent travel to Mexico or anywhere else with ongoing Zika virus transmission and no other risk factors. Laboratory testing found genetic material from the Zika virus in the patient’s urine, but a blood test was negative, …

Texas Announces Additional Local Zika Cases in Cameron County News Release December 9, 2016 The Texas Department of State Health Services and Cameron County Department of Health and Human Services have identified four additional cases of suspected locally transmitted Zika virus disease in Cameron County. The cases were identified as part of the follow up to the state’s first case of Zika likely transmitted by a mosquito in Texas, announced Nov. 28. The additional patients live in very close proximity to the first case. http://dshs.texas.gov/news/releases/2016/20161209.aspx

County Cases Angelina 2 Bastrop 1 Bell 6 Bexar 17 Brazoria 1 Brazos 3 Burnet 1 Cameron 5 Collin 5 Dallas 44 Denton 9 El Paso 3 Ellis 1 Fort Bend 9 Frio 1 Galveston 8 Gray 1 Grayson 1 Gregg 1 …

County Cases Angelina 2 Bastrop 1 Bell 6 Bexar 17 Brazoria 1 Brazos 3 Burnet 1 Cameron 3 Collin 5 Dallas 44 Denton 9 El Paso 3 Ellis 1 Fort Bend 9 Frio 1 Galveston 8 Gray 1 Grayson 1 Gregg 1 …

County Cases Angelina 1 Bell 6 Bexar 17 Brazoria 1 Brazos 3 Burnet 1 Cameron 3 Collin 5 Dallas 40 Denton 9 El Paso 3 Ellis 1 Fort Bend 9 Frio 1 Galveston 7 Gray 1 Grayson 1 Gregg 1 Hamilton 1 …

County Cases Angelina 1 Bell 6 Bexar 17 Brazoria 1 Brazos 3 Burnet 1 Cameron 3 Collin 5 Dallas 39 Denton 9 El Paso 3 Ellis 1 Fort Bend 9 Frio 1 Galveston 7 Gray 1 Grayson 1 Gregg 1 Hamilton 1 …

County Cases Angelina 1 Bell 6 Bexar 16 Brazoria 1 Brazos 3 Burnet 1 Cameron 3 Collin 5 Dallas 38 Denton 9 El Paso 3 Ellis 1 Fort Bend 7 Frio 1 Galveston 7 Gray 1 Grayson 1 Gregg 1 Hamilton 1 …

October 7, 2016 - Weekly Texas Data for National Zika Pregnancy Registry Texas has reported 77 individuals into the CDC’s Zika Pregnancy Registry. That number includes 13 pregnant women who are reported as Zika cases. It also includes pregnant women and newborns who have laboratory evidence of Zika infection but don’t qualify as Zika cases because they have had no symptoms or because the infection couldn’t be specifically identified as Zika virus. Texas provides data to the Zika Pregnancy Registry weekly. The registry casts a wider net – beyond reported Zika cases – to track and follow pregnancies that may have been impacted by Zika. States are reporting cases b…

HEALTH ALERT Enhanced Zika Disease Surveillance in High-Risk Area October 3, 2016 Summary 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 transmission of dengue virus, which is related to the Zika virus and transmitted by the same type of mosquitoes. Local transmission of dengue is most commonly reported in Texas from August through December. As testing options and availability have expanded and knowledge of the disease epidemiology has improved, guidance to health…

County Cases Angelina 1 Bell 6 Bexar 16 Brazos 3 Burnet 1 Cameron 2 Collin 5 Dallas 37 Denton 9 El Paso 3 Ellis 1 Fort Bend 7 Frio 1 Galveston 7 Gray 1 Grayson 1 Gregg 1 Hamilton 1 Harris 58 …

County Cases Angelina 1 Bell 6 Bexar 16 Brazos 3 Burnet 1 Cameron 2 Collin 5 Dallas 35 Denton 9 El Paso 3 Ellis 1 Fort Bend 7 Frio 1 Galveston 7 Gray 1 Grayson 1 Gregg 1 Hamilton 1 Harris 58 …

Travel Related Zika Case in Brazoria County Post Date:09/28/2016 2:22 PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: September 28, 2016 Subject: First travel related Zika case in Brazoria County Brazoria County – Brazoria County Health Officials have confirmed the first travel related Zika case in Brazoria County. The case was in the Angleton area. Local health officials have been monitoring for mosquito related illnesses and have found no evidence of mosquito-borne transmission of the Zika virus in the County. To date, there have been over 200 travel related Zika virus cases reported in the State of Texas. The Center fo…

County Cases Angelina 1 Bell 6 Bexar 15 Brazos 3 Burnet 1 Cameron 2 Collin 5 Dallas 35 Denton 6 El Paso 3 Ellis 1 Fort Bend 7 Frio 1 Galveston 7 Gray 1 Grayson 1 Gregg 1 Hamilton 1 Harris 56 …

September 21, 2016 (Tarrant County, TX) – Tarrant County Public Health has identified a new Zika case involving a Tarrant County resident who traveled to Miami, Florida. This is the first such case reported in Tarrant County, and the second in the state that involved travel to an affected area of Florida. The Texas Department of State Health Services received, tested and confirmed the sample. Local transmission has not been detected in Tarrant County and surveillance continues. http://access.tarrantcounty.com/content/main/en/public-health/news/2016/zika-case-confirmed-in-resident-who-visited-miami.html?linklocation=latest-news&linkname=Zika Case Confirm…

County Cases Angelina 1 Bell 6 Bexar 13 Brazos 3 Burnet 1 Cameron 2 Collin 5 Dallas 35 Denton 6 El Paso 3 Ellis 1 Fort Bend 7 Frio 1 Galveston 7 Gray 1 Grayson 1 Gregg 1 Hamilton 1 Harris 56 …

County Cases Angelina 1 Bell 6 Bexar 13 Brazos 3 Burnet 1 Cameron 1 Collin 5 Dallas 35 Denton 6 El Paso 3 Ellis 1 Fort Bend 7 Frio 1 Galveston 6 Gray 1 Grayson 1 Gregg 1 Hamilton 1 Harris 55 …

County Cases Angelina 1 Bell 6 Bexar 11 Brazos 3 Burnet 1 Collin 5 Dallas 35 Denton 6 El Paso 3 Ellis 1 Fort Bend 7 Frio 1 Galveston 6 Gray 1 Grayson 1 Gregg 1 Hamilton 1 Harris 55 Jefferson 2 …

County Cases Angelina 1 Bell 6 Bexar 11 Brazos 3 Burnet 1 Collin 5 Dallas 35 Denton 6 El Paso 3 Ellis 1 Fort Bend 7 Frio 1 Galveston 6 Gray 1 Grayson 1 Gregg 1 Hamilton 1 Harris 56 Jefferson 2 …