Tarrant County Public Health

The Texas Department of State Health Services is set to receive 1.3 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine for children between 5 and 11. Chief State Epidemiologist Jennifer Shuford explains what this means for families across Texas.

Both Dallas and Tarrant Counties have seen increases in coronavirus cases over the past few weeks. Public Health officials attribute the growth to the spread of the more transmissible delta variant and the number of North Texans who are still unvaccinated.

Tarrant County Public Health recently confirmed its first positive sample of the disease in mosquito traps in Crowley. No human cases spotted, so far.

Two nonprofits are giving away free masks, condoms and STI screens at festival-like events to make sure people have access to these resources as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Health officials are trying to find the source of an outbreak in North Texas of cyclosporiasis. Nearly 50 cases have been reported statewide - most of…

After finding mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus earlier than usual in at least two cities, Dallas County officials have begun urging outdoor use of…

The four DFW counties are teaming up to fight West Nile virus this year.Dr. Lou Brewer, director of Tarrant County Public Health says after last year’s…