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...

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...

In 2020, Texas had over 500 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...

In January 2021, Candida auris became a Texas notifiable condition with required isolate submission to the DSHS Laboratory in Austin. Since it became reportable, seven cases of C. auris have been reported in Texas residents. Two of these cases were...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were detected in some residential and public water wells near the former Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock County. In February 2020,the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) conducted a...

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is reminding the public only to use disinfectant and pesticide products that are in properly labeled containers from the product’s manufacturer.

As reported to the Texas Poison Center Network, a...

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is warning the public of improper use of hand sanitizers and disinfectant products during the COVID-19 pandemic.

From March to April, the Texas Poison Center Network (TPCN) has experienced a 64...

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is warning the public about skin creams containing mercury. Mercury has been found in some skin creams made, altered, or sold in Mexico and other countries.

In one case, an individual in Texas was...

Reported syphilis cases are increasing nationally and in Texas.

• Reported congenital syphilis (CS) cases are also increasing.
• In Texas, 367 cases of CS were reported in 2018, which includes confirmed and probable (suspected) cases, as well as...

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) continues to investigate severe pulmonary illness among people who have reported vaping*. Some cases in Texas have reported vaping products containing nicotine and/or tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)...