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Local Health Watch

What's in the air around our community today.

A simple morning snapshot for North DFW families, pollen, air quality, cough & cold activity, and vaccine-preventable disease watch. Updated every day so you can plan ahead.

Refreshed Tuesday, Sep 8, 11:33 AM CT

Outdoor air

Air is okay for most kids

Moderate. Children who are sensitive to air quality may benefit from lighter outdoor play.

AQI 55 · primary pollutant: PM2.5

Pollen

Very High pollen day

Elm, Grasses, Ragweed are elevated. Follow your child's existing allergy or asthma plan and rinse off after outdoor play.

Trees Very High · Grass High · Weeds High

Cough & cold activity

Quiet respiratory week

Low local activity right now. Continue usual healthy habits.

RSV Low (stable) · Flu Low (stable) · COVID Low (stable)

Vaccine-preventable disease watch

Measles reported in Texas

Vaccinated children are well protected. If your child may be behind on vaccines, ask their current healthcare provider to review the record.

  • Measles: active outbreak
  • Pertussis (whooping cough): sporadic
  • Hepatitis A: sporadic
  • Varicella (chickenpox): sporadic
  • Mumps: sporadic
  • Invasive pneumococcal disease (age <5): sporadic

Statewide activity from CDC NNDSS. Neighborhood-level cases aren't reported publicly.

What's going around

Community virus watch

Respiratory and gastrointestinal activity reported in the North Dallas area. Green means low activity, yellow means moderate activity, and red means high activity.

Respiratory viruses

  • RSV (low, rising, 0.6% positive)

    RSV is in its off-season. Very few cases circulating right now.

  • Influenza A (low, rising, 1.1% positive)

    Flu A activity has tapered off for the season.

  • Influenza B (low, rising, 1.1% positive)

    Flu B is uncommon right now.

  • COVID-19 (moderate, rising, 3.3% positive)

    COVID cases are low. Wastewater signal is also stable.

  • Rhinovirus / Enterovirus (very high, rising, 37.9% positive)

    The common cold (rhinovirus) is the most active virus in our area right now.

  • Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) (low, easing, 0.1% positive)

    hMPV is winding down after its spring peak.

  • Parainfluenza (low, 0.6% positive)

    Parainfluenza is rising. This is the main cause of croup (barky cough).

  • Adenovirus (low, rising, 1.2% positive)

    Adenovirus activity is low right now.

Stomach bugs

  • Norovirus (data unavailable)

    Stomach-bug (norovirus) season is winding down.

  • Rotavirus (data unavailable)

    Rotavirus is rare thanks to widespread vaccination.

Other common pediatric viruses

  • Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease (data unavailable)

    Hand, foot & mouth disease is picking up as we head into summer. Daycare and camp settings especially.

  • Fifth Disease (Parvovirus B19) (data unavailable)

    Fifth disease is around right now. Look for the 'slapped-cheek' rash. Most kids do fine.

Sources: CDC NREVSS, NoroSTAT, and Texas DSHS regional surveillance. Updated daily.

Have a question about today?

Wheezing, fever, persistent cough, vaccine catch-up, or just unsure? Use this information to prepare questions for your child's current healthcare provider.

This is general guidance for our community, not medical advice for your child. We use public data from EPA AirNow, Google Pollen, CDC, and Texas DSHS. For concerns specific to your child, contact their current healthcare provider.

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