First, the bad news.

The Texas Department of State Health Services continues to see an increase in the number of confirmed cases of Zika Virus in the Lone Star State. 

The good news?

None of the cases of Zika in Texas were locally acquired.  In other words, all the cases are the result of persons traveling to Texas from abroad, in most cases, Latin America.  In fact, according to the Center for Disease Control, none of 1,306 cases in the United States were acquired by contact with a mosquito...so far.  A number of researchers and experts in this field believe that states along the Gulf of Mexico will soon see persons acquiring the virus directly from 'mosquito bites'.

As of July 15th, a total of 64 Zika cases have been reported in Texas.  Here is a breakdown of the counties reporting cases:

  • Harris - 19
  • Dallas - 13
  • Tarrant - 9
  • Bexar - 6
  • Collin - 2
  • Denton - 2
  • Fort Bend - 2
  • Travis - 2
  • Bell - 1
  • Ellis -1
  • Grayson - 1
  • Hamilton - 1
  • Lubbock - 1
  • Medina - 1
  • Val Verde - 1
  • Williamson - 1
  • Wise - 1

So, as of this writing, there have been no confirmed Zika cases in Deep East Texas nor Northeast Texas.

 

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