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Texas: DSHS to resume annual wintertime rabies bait drop Jan 6(0)
Austin TX–The Texas Department of State Health Services’ annual airdrop of vaccine baits – credited with reducing the spread of rabies strains carried by coyotes and gray foxes – is scheduled to begin Jan. 6. Some 2.9 million baits will be dropped over 42 counties in South and West-Central Texas.
“This innovative program is helping prevent [...]
Texas: DSHS issues warning concerning “Nzu” product
Austin TX–The Texas Department of State Health Services is warning consumers, especially pregnant or breastfeeding women, to avoid consuming a traditional product called “Nzu” because of the potential health risks from high levels of lead and arsenic.
Nzu, which is consumed as a traditional remedy for morning sickness, has been found by DSHS food inspectors at [...]
Texas: H1N1 vax open to general public
Austin–The Texas Department of State Health Services today announced it is opening up the state’s H1N1 vaccine supply to the general public.
With supplies increasing, Texas health officials are now urging providers to offer the vaccine to the general population but to continue to ensure people in priority groups get the vaccine they need. Since early [...]
Texas: Community health investigation to be launched
Corpus Christi TX–At a public meeting on Dec. 1 in Corpus Christi, the Texas Department of State Health Services will discuss an investigation of potential environmental exposures in the Hillcrest area of Corpus Christi. The meeting is set for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Oveal Williams Senior Center, 1414 Martin Luther King Drive.
The investigation [...]
