Texas Professionals Are Employing a One Health Approach to Protect the United States Against Biosecurity Threats

The State of Texas has large swaths of agricultural land, coast, and can experience a range of weather (e.g., extreme heat, winter storms, and hurricanes). The authors describe efforts of state officials to improve disaster response using a One Health approach including efforts to better understand pathogens, develop new vaccines and therapeutics, and improve disease surveillance to ensure biosecurity.