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Chikungunya! Mosquito-Borne Virus Found Again in Texas!

The first human case of Chikungunya (pronounced chik-un-gun-ya) has been confirmed in Collin County, Texas, located just northeast of Dallas. The infected individual recently traveled to another country and returned to the states with the virus. The risk of spread to Americans is from the virus being imported by travelers. Collin County is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas, statistical area.

UTMB Transplant Center

Gift of Life: Texas Son Gives His Father Restored Health with a Kidney Donation

In almost 50 years of organ transplants at the The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, there have been successes, failures, and stories that bring you to tears. This is one of those. Rick Boutwell was 66 on his last birthday, and a kidney donated by his sister had lasted fifteen years. The kidney; however, was failing, according to a post on the UTMB Newsroom.