Town Square
Is there still time to contain the monkeypox virus outbreak?
Posted on · With much still to understand about the monekypox virus, an infectious disease expert addresses concerns about vaccines and how the virus is spread.
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Health & Science
Houston man battling monkeypox looks forward to return to normalcy
Posted on · Local officials requesting more vaccine from federal government as virus begins to slowly spread in Houston area.
Bauer Business Focus
Are Companies Responsible If Their Employees Contract Zika On The Job?
Posted on · A labor attorney provides clarity on what employers should do to avoid a negligence lawsuit.
Houston Matters
UTMB Researchers Receive Grant to Develop Ebola Drugs
Posted on · The World Health Organization says there have been more than 1,700 cases of Ebola and more than 900 deaths since the start of the outbreak in Africa earlier this year. Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and, more recently, Nigeria are batting the virus. The World Health Organization is meeting in the coming week to discuss the […]
Houston Matters
Chikungunya: What Is It and What Are the Risks?
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 […]
News
West Nile Uptick Leads to Aerial Spraying
Posted on · Harris County Mosquito Control will take to the air to combat West Nile Virus. Portions of northwest Harris County will be sprayed after mosquito samples detected evidence of the disease. Pat Hernandez has more.