Texas confirms first case of mosquito-bourne virus - KFDA - NewsChannel 10 / Amarillo News, Weather, Sports
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AUSTIN - Texas health officials have confirmed Texas' first human case of a mosquito-borne virus that's been rapidly spreading through the Caribbean and parts of Latin America.
The Texas Department of State Health Services said Monday that the Williamson County resident infected with the chikungunya (chik-in-GUHN'-yuh) virus had recently returned from the Caribbean.
Health officials say infections are rarely fatal but can cause fever and severe joint pain. The virus isn't transmitted from the direct person-to-person contact, but someone with the disease can be the source of the virus for mosquitoes, which can then transmit the virus to others.
The virus has spread rapidly through the Caribbean and parts of Latin America after local transmission first started late last year. No local spread of the virus has been reported in the continental U.S.
Source: Associated Press
Weather outlook for Thursday, June 21
Weather outlook for Thursday, June 21
Amarillo police are searching for suspects who fired shots at a homeowner in the 4400 block of Evelyn Street on Wednesday.
Amarillo police are searching for suspects who fired shots at a homeowner in the 4400 block of Evelyn Street on Wednesday.
Amarillo Crime Stoppers needs your help locating Nathan Lee Gonzales.
Amarillo Crime Stoppers needs your help locating Nathan Lee Gonzales.
Kids and Cars, an organization working to protect children left unattended in or around vehicles, says that between 1997 to 2017, 120 children have died from heatstroke in Texas vehicles.
Kids and Cars, an organization working to protect children left unattended in or around vehicles, says that between 1997 to 2017, 120 children have died from heatstroke in Texas vehicles.
The Department of Public Safety continues to investigate a two-vehicle crash in Moore County Tuesday afternoon that left two Dumas men dead.
The Department of Public Safety continues to investigate a two-vehicle crash in Moore County Tuesday afternoon that left two Dumas men dead.
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