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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
Dozens of people are in need of emergency car repairs after unknowingly putting the wrong type of gas in their cars at one Amarillo Walmart.
Dozens of people are in need of emergency car repairs after unknowingly putting the wrong type of gas in their cars at one Amarillo Walmart.
Walmart has released a statement after about 50 people were affected when a supplier mixed up fuel in the diesel and unleaded tanks at an Amarillo store.
Walmart has released a statement after about 50 people were affected when a supplier mixed up fuel in the diesel and unleaded tanks at an Amarillo store.
47 percent of WT's student population are first generation college students but one new program is looking to be an outlet for students who may feel a little overwhelmed.
47 percent of WT's student population are first generation college students but one new program is looking to be an outlet for students who may feel a little overwhelmed.
River Road is once again offering trade studies to students, unveiling three new vocational programs in a ribbon-cutting event Wednesday.
River Road is once again offering trade studies to students, unveiling three new vocational programs in a ribbon-cutting event Wednesday.
Texas' Permian Basin/Panhandle State Senator Kel Seliger has announced that he will seek re-election to the Texas Senate.
Texas' Permian Basin/Panhandle State Senator Kel Seliger has announced that he will seek re-election to the Texas Senate.
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