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April 5	Influenza Advisory
April 7	West Nile Virus

November 1	DCHHS Health Alert: Flea-borne (Murine) Typhus Activity in Dallas County
October 22	CDC: Source Indicated in Fatal Case in Georgia: Multistate Outbreak of Non-travel Associated Burkholderia pseudomallei Infections (Melioidosis) in Four PatientsL Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, and Texas - 2021
October 14	CDC: Expansion of Recall of LeadCare Blood Lead Tests Due to Risk of Falsely Low Results
September 29	CDC: COVID-19 Vaccination for Pregnant People to Prevent Serious Illness, Death, and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes from COVID-19
September 20	CDC: Guidance for Clinicians Caring for Individuals Recently Evacuated from Afghanistan
September 14	CDC: Increases in Availability of Cannabis Products Containing Delta-8 THC and Reported Cases of Adverse Events
August 28	CDC: Hurricane Ida - Clinical Guidance for Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning
August 26	CDC: Rapid Increase in Ivermectin Prescriptions and Reports of Severe Illness Associated with Use of Products Containing Ivermectin to Prevent or Treat COVID-19
August 9	CDC: New Case Identified: Multistate Investigation of Non-Travel Associated Burkholderia pseudomallei Infections (Melioidosis) in Four Patients: Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, and Texas - 2021 (Update to 6/30/21 Health Advisory)
July 27	CDC: Vaccination to Prevent COVID-19 Outbreaks with Current and Emergent Variants -- United States
July 17	CDC: Potential Exposure to Person with Confirmed Monkeypox Infection (CDC PDF / CDC web page)
July 16	DCHHS Health Advisory: West Nile Virus
June 30	CDC: Multistate Investigation of Non-travel Associated Burkholderia pseudomallei Infections (Melioidosis) in Three Patients: Kansas, Texas, and Minnesota
June 25	FDA: Dole Diversified North America, Inc. Announces Limited Recall of Dole (TM) Fresh Blueberries For Potential Cyclospora Contamination
June 15	DCHHS Health Advisory: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
May 14	DCHHS Health Advisory: West Nile Virus
April 13	CDC: Cases of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia after Receipt of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
April 5	DCHHS Hepatitis A Vaccination Reemphasis after Substantial Increase in Locally-Acquired Hepatitis A Cases
April 1	TX DSHS Recommendations to Test Patients with Symptoms Consistent with Cyclospora Infection
March 31	CDC: Acute Non-Viral Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology Potentially Associated with an Alkaline Water Product
March 16	TX DSHS Pan-Resistant Candida auris Identified in Texas
February 17	CDC: 2021 Winter Storms—Clinical Guidance for Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning
February 12	CDC: Extensively Drug-Resistant Salmonella Typhi Infections Among U.S. Residents Without International Travel

December 21	DCHHS Health Advisory - Wound Botulism
July 28	DCHHS Health Advisory - West Nile Virus
July 5	CDC Health Advisory - Serious Adverse Health Events Associated with Methanol-based Hand Sanitizers
May 14	CDC Health Advisory - Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
March 28	CDC Health Advisory - Severe Illness Associated with Using Non-Pharmaceutical Chloroquine Phosphate to Prevent and Treat Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
March 15	CDC Health Update - Information and Guidance about Global Travel on Cruise Ships, Including River Cruises, due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
March 10	DCHHS Health Advisory: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
February 28	CDC Health Advisory - Update and Interim Guidance on Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
February 11	DSHS Health Alert - Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel Evaluating Patients for Possible 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
February 1	CDC Health Advisory - Update and Interim Guidance on Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
January 17	Update and Interim Guidance on Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan, China
January 15	DCHHS Health Advisory (2): Influenza Activity in Dallas County
January 10	CDC Health Advisory - Elevated Influenza Activity: Influenza B/Victoria and A(H1N1)pdm09 Viruses are the Predominant Viruses
January 8	CDC Health Advisory - Outbreak of Pneumonia of Unknown Etiology (PUE) in Wuhan, China

December 16	CDC Health Advisory - Guidance for Using Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Ebola in the United States
November 22	DCHHS Health Advisory: Influenza Activity in Dallas County
October 28	DCHHS Health Advisory - Suspected Foodborne Botulism
September 6	DCHHS Health Advisory - Severe Pulmonary Disease Associated with Using E-cigarette Products
August 30	CDC Health Advisory - Severe Pulmonary Disease Associated with Using E-Cigarette Products
August 16	DSHS Health Alert - Severe Lung Disease Among Persons Who Report Vaping
August 12	DSHS Health Advisory - Recommendation to test patients with symptoms consistent with Cyclospora infection
June 26	CDC Health Advisory - Nationwide Shortage of Tuberculin Skin Test Antigens
April 29	DCHHS Health Advisory - West Nile Virus
April 26	DSHS Health Advisory - Stem Cell Product Contamination
April 4	DCHHS Health Advisory - Measles
March 28	CDC Health Advisory - Influenza Season Continues with an Increase in Influenza A(H3N2) Activity
February 8	DSHS Health Alert - Measles
February 7	DSHS Health Alert / Advisory - Measles
January 25	DSHS Health Advisory - Mumps
January 4	DCHHS Health Advisory - Influenza Activity in Dallas County

August 22	Health Advisory: Measles	Measles
July 10	Health Advisory: West Nile	West Nile
May 31	Health Advisory: West Nile	West Nile
January 9	Health Advisory: Influenza	Influenza

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December 27	CDC Health Advisory: Influenza	Influenza
December 22	Health Advisory: Influenza	Influenza
July 14	Health Advisory: West Nile	West Nile
April 13	Health Advisory: West Nile	West Nile
March 01	Health Advisory: Mumps	Mumps
February 9	Health Advisory: Mumps	Mumps
January 25	Influenza Activity in Dallas County	Influenza
January 25	CDC: Investigation of Seoul Virus Outbreak Associated with Home Rat-breeding Facilities in Wisconsin and Illinois	Seoul Virus Outbreak

Zika Virus	CDC Guidance: Travel and Testing of Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive Age Related to local Brownsville Transmission 12/14/16
Mumps	DCHHS Health Advisory 12/13/2016
Mumps	DSHS Health Advisory 11/30/2016
Mumps	DCHHS Health Advisory 11/23/2016
Zika Virus	CDC Guidance:Travel and Testing Based Off Miami-Dade Investigation 9/23/16.
Brucellosis	Imported Brucellosis 09/14/2016
Botulism	Suspected Foodborne Botulism 09/02/2016
Zika Virus	CDC Guidance for Evaluation of Infants with Possible Congenital Zika 09/11/216
Zika Virus	CDC Zika Travel Advisory 08/19/2016
Zika Virus	CDC Zika Travel Advisory and Testing Guidance 08/01/2016
Acute Flaccid Myelitis	DCHHS Health Advisory 07/12/2016
Acute Flaccid Myelitis	DSHS Health Advisory 07/06/2016
West Nile	DCHHS Health Advisory 07/06/2016
West Nile	DCHHS Health Advisory 07/05/2016
West Nile	DCHHS Health Advisory 05/18/2016
Zika Virus	DCHHS Instructions for Healthcare Providers for Submission of Specimens for Zika Virus Testing
Zika Virus	DCHHS Zika Laboratory Test Request Form
Zika Virus	DCHHS Health Advisory: Zika Virus Update #2
Zika Virus	DCHHS Health Advisory: Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus
Zika Virus	CDC Interim Guidelines for Health Care Providers Caring for Infants and Children with Possible Zika Virus Infection 2/19/2016
Zika Virus	Update: Interim Guidance for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus —United States, July 2016
Zika Virus	Update Interim Guidance: Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women w/ Zika Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, 07/2016
Zika Virus	CDC adds 2 destinations to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus 1/26/16
Zika Virus	CDC adds countries to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus 1/22/2016
Zika Virus	CDC issues interim travel guidance related to Zika virus for 14 Countries and Territories in Central and South America and the Caribbean 1/15/2016