With summer here, that usually means lots of mosquitoes. And now, the City of Amarillo’s Public Health department has received confirmation that the Zika virus is here.
The City of Amarillo is beginning a program called "Mission Mosquitoes" to help alert the public to the dangers of getting bitten by mosquitoes.
As the summer comes to an end, the dangers of the West Nile Virus continue. But Texans need to also protect themselves from a recent out break of whooping cough and get prepared for the flu season.
Yup that's right! Avoid catching West Nile over your Labor Day weekend by protecting yourself and your family from mosquitoes! The city of Amarillo sends out this warning, after 10 confirmed human cases of West Nile coming out of Randall County.