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News UpdatesSign up to receive DSHS news items via e-mail Salmonella Typhimurium — January 12, 2008The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting a multistate outbreak of salmonellosis caused by Salmonella serotype Typhimurium. There have been 399 cases of the bacterial illness reported from 42 states in the past three months, including five from Texas that occurred in October and November. The five Texas cases are from Galveston, Harris, Tarrant, Travis and Willacy counties.CDC Outbreak Information back to top Flu Surveillance — January 13, 2009DSHS’s latest flu report, for the week ending Jan. 10, classifies flu activity in Texas as “local.”The “local” classification is used when there are increases in laboratory-confirmed flu and flu-like illnesses in one region in the state during the week. DSHS reported “widespread” for the same week last year. DSHS has confirmed one flu-associated pediatric death in Texas this season. Flu is not a reportable condition in Texas, but DSHS relies on reports from a surveillance network to classify flu activity. DSHS reports the weekly classifications to the CDC. CDC’s flu-activity classifications range from no activity to sporadic, local, regional and widespread. This Flu Surveillance item is updated weekly on Tuesday. DSHS Flu Surveillance Information back to top West Nile — November 20, 2008DSHS has confirmed 38 human cases of neuroinvasive West Nile in Texas residents this year. Counties with cases are: Brazos (4), Clay, Dallas (3), Denton, El Paso (19), Frio, Harris, Jefferson, Knox, Smith, Tarrant (3), Travis and Webb. back to top Page last updated: 1/13/09 — 3:14 p.m. |
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