Disease and Outbreak Updates

  Public Health Alert

Federal, state and local authorities continue to investigate a multi-state outbreak of the Saintpaul strain of the Salmonella bacteria. Read more...

Disease & Outbreak Updates for Williamson County

• Cryptosporidiosis
• Influenza
• Pertussis
• Salmonella
• Shigellosis
• Varicella

Regional, State, National, and International Disease & Outbreak Information

• MRSA/Staph Infections
  • News Release: DSHS Issues Staph Infection Prevention Guidelines
  • Department of State Health Services: MRSA Information and Guidelines
• Typhus
  • Texas Department of State Health Services Information on Murine Typhus
  • Centers for Disease Control Typhus Information
• West Nile Virus
  • Texas Department of State Health Services West Nile Virus website
  • Center for Disease Control West Nile Virus Fact Sheet
  • Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Updated Information on Repellents
• Health Services Region 7 Quarterly Epidemiology & Surveillance Newsletter

• Disease and Health Topics A to Z (CDC)
• Bioterrorism Agents/Diseases A to Z (CDC)