For North Dallas parents

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 morning by 7 AM so you can plan the day.

Refreshed Saturday, May 30, 10:22 PM CT

Outdoor air

Great air outside

Good — go enjoy the park.

AQI 44 · primary pollutant: O3

Pollen

High pollen day

Grasses are elevated. Allergy/asthma kids may need extra antihistamines or inhaler — rinse off after outdoor play.

Trees Low · Grass High · Weeds Low

Cough & cold activity

Quiet respiratory week

Low local activity right now — usual healthy habits.

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

Vaccine-preventable disease watch

Measles reported in Texas

Vaccinated kids are well protected. If you're behind on shots or unsure, please call us — we'll review your child's record and catch up safely.

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

Common bugs we're seeing in the North Dallas area right now. Green = quiet, yellow = some around, red = lots going around.

Respiratory viruses

RSV — low · 1.9% positive

RSV is in its off-season. Very few cases circulating right now.
Influenza A — low, easing · 1.7% positive

Flu A activity has tapered off for the season.
Influenza B — low, easing · 1.7% positive

Flu B is uncommon right now.
COVID-19 — low · 0.8% positive

COVID cases are low. Wastewater signal is also stable.
Rhinovirus / Enterovirus — very high · 22.9% positive

The common cold (rhinovirus) is the most active virus in our area right now.
Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) — moderate · 2.8% positive

hMPV is winding down after its spring peak.
Parainfluenza — high · 5.0% positive

Parainfluenza is rising — this is the main cause of croup (barky cough).
Adenovirus — low, easing · 1.9% 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? We're here. Call us or book a sick visit and we'll help you sort it out.

(555) 555-0100 Book a sick visit

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 to share what's going around. Anything specific to your child — please call us. That's what we're here for.