Posted on · Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine hope to enroll people who were infected with Zika but had varying responses, from severe symptoms to none at all.
Posted on · It's the first case in Texas of the unusual tropical virus for 2015. Chikungunya first arrived in the Americas last year.
Posted on · UTMB Galveston Expert Says Common Winter Destinations Now Home to the Virus
Posted on · The first reported case of chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus, has appeared in Harris County. The patient is an elderly man who contracted the disease during a trip to the Caribbean.
Posted on · A man near Austin was recently diagnosed with the state’s first case of a mosquito-borne illness called chikungunya. We learn more about the illness, as Houston Public Media health and science reporter Carrie Feibel talks with Scott Weaver, Director of the Institute for Human Infections and Immunity at The University of Texas Medical Branch at […]
Posted on · Back in March, a barge in Galveston Bay struck a ship and sprung a leak. Nearly 170,000 gallons of oil spilled into the bay. The carrier was being guided by an experienced pilot, Mike Pizzitola. But according to federal court documents and other records obtained by the Houston Chronicle, Pizzitola has been involved in two […]
Posted on · Texans are familiar with the West Nile virus, but now there's growing concern about a new mosquito-borne virus called chikungunya. Although the virus is not yet established in the U.S. mosquito populations, the illness has followed some travelers home.