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DSHS Zika News Releases
12/07/17 – Cases show Zika concern persists in South Texas
08/24/17 – Texas Adds Three Counties to Enhanced Zika Testing Recommendations
HEALTH ALERT - Enhanced Zika Disease Surveillance and Modified Testing Guidelines
07/26/17 – Health officials find probable local Zika infection
06/08/17 – Binational forum in El Paso to address Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases
05/04/17 – Dr. Hellerstedt, Governor Abbott Call on Local Officials to Take Action Against Zika
04/07/17 - Zika Risk in Texas Rises with Temperatures
HEALTH ALERT - Zika Testing Urged in Pregnant Women and Symptomatic Individuals in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
12/22/16 - Additional Locally-Acquired Zika Case in Cameron County
12/14/16 - Public Health Officials Outline Zika Testing Guidance
12/09/16 - Texas Announces Additional Local Zika Cases in Cameron County
11/28/16 - Texas Announces Local Zika Virus Case in Rio Grande Valley
10/14/16 - DSHS Reminds Pregnant Women who Travel to Mexico about Zika Testing
HEALTH ALERT- Zika Testing in Pregnant Women
10/03/16 - State Health Officials Urge Zika Testing in Rio Grande Valley
HEALTH ALERT Enhanced Zika Disease Surveillance in High-Risk Area
08/15/16 - Texas Zika Illness Linked to Miami Travel
08/09/16 - Infant death in Texas linked to Zika
08/03/16 - Texas on Alert for Local Zika, Urges Precautions
07/13/16 - Baby Born in Texas With Microcephaly Linked to Zika
07/01/16 - Texas Strengthens Zika Efforts as Threat Persists
05/27/16 - State Campaign Focuses on Protection against Zika
03/03/16 - Texas Takes Aim at Zika Virus
02/02/16 - DSHS Reports First Locally Acquired Zika Case
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