WIS sat down with an expert to learn more about a brain-eating amoeba that was recently discovered in South Carolina.

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There are no new confirmed measles cases to report in Texas this week, according to the state, but Austin's health department has detected the measles virus in wastewater.

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DPH said in a statement that the case was confirmed the week of July 7 but also said that the amoeba in question, Naegleria fowleri, is very common in freshwater lakes, rivers and ponds.

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Colorado public health officials shared Tuesday that the first human cases of West Nile virus of 2025 had been confirmed in two Adams County residents.

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Dr. Paul Berg, of Midland, was appointed this month by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to serve on the Public Health Advisory Council.