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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
The City of Amarillo is proposing new franchise fees to its solid waste program that they anticipate will improve the quality of city services that Amarillo citizens use on a daily basis.
The City of Amarillo is proposing new franchise fees to its solid waste program that they anticipate will improve the quality of city services that Amarillo citizens use on a daily basis.
Two locations in Amarillo are now rezoned to deal with alcohol sales and service for two separate areas of town.
Two locations in Amarillo are now rezoned to deal with alcohol sales and service for two separate areas of town.
Sunray Police are conducting their own investigation into former Sunray High School principal Sidney Whiteley who was arrested in Amarillo on Monday for drug possession.
Sunray Police are conducting their own investigation into former Sunray High School principal Sidney Whiteley who was arrested in Amarillo on Monday for drug possession.
Amarillo SWAT and negotiators are currently responding to an incident in the 4100 block of Harmony.
Amarillo SWAT and negotiators are currently responding to an incident in the 4100 block of Harmony.
The Harrington Cancer and Health Foundation is partnering with Palo Duro Canyon State Park to provide free sunscreen to visitors all summer long.
The Harrington Cancer and Health Foundation is partnering with Palo Duro Canyon State Park to provide free sunscreen to visitors all summer long.
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