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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Harris County is ramping up mosquito prevention after the first West Nile sample of 2023 was reportedly found in southwest Houston. The Harris County Public Health announced Friday that the mosquito was found at a trapping site in zip code 77005, which is in the West University area. In response, the county said it planned spray …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An adult hospitalized with various severe illnesses as well as a presumptive positive monkeypox case has died, Harris County officials said on Monday. Harris County Public Health did not identify the person who died at a hospital in the county on Sunday, adding that an autopsy will determine what role, if any, monkeypox may have played in …