Austin Public Health

Mosquitoes are usually busiest from spring to fall. That's also when the risk of West Nile virus is highest.

An El Paso resident was infectious with measles while visiting Austin in late April, the local health authority said.

Austin Public Health shared locations where the sick individual may have exposed others.

The lost funds will impact dozens of jobs and a range of programs, including vaccination efforts and medical services for refugees.

To avoid catching the virus, colloquially known as "stomach flu," wash your hands with soap and water, and avoid touching your face. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are not effective against it.

Beyond anecdotes and data from emergency room visits, it’s hard to tell if what's going around at large is COVID, the common cold or respiratory troubles from the Saharan dust that has made its way to Austin.

With many folks using home tests, it takes a patchwork of metrics to get a full picture of COVID. But regardless of what the data shows at a granular level, the health guidance is the same — stay home if you're sick, cover your cough and get vaccinated.

A new confirmed case this spring, along with the presence of the virus wastewater, have raised the alarm about mpox's local spread.

The federal emergency expires at the end of the day. Austin Public Health officials remind people COVID is still circulating and asks them to do what they can to prevent its spread.

A City of Austin audit found that the Central Texas Allied Health Institute fabricated documents that led to the improper receipt of $417,000 in funds from Austin Public Health.