Channel 2 (WLBZ) interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist Jim Dill about the increase of West Nile virus in Maine. Dill said the mosquito-borne virus is more of a health threat to young children or adults with poor immune systems. Symptoms for most people resemble a two- or three-day summer cold, he said.
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Dill Interviewed on West Nile Disease Threat
Saturday, November 3rd, 2012Lichtenwalner West Nile Virus Advice Posted
Friday, August 24th, 2012The NickerNews.net website has quoted University of Maine Cooperative Extension veterinarian Anne Lichtenwalner in a report on mosquito-borne West Nile Virus, which can be fatal to horses, human and other animals. The article links to an Extension question and answer interview with Lichtenwalner, director of the UMaine Animal Health Laboratory, and her video about precautions horse owners can take.
Lichtenwalner, Dill in Mosquito-Borne Disease News Reports
Friday, August 17th, 2012Channel 2 (WLBZ) interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension veterinarian Anne Lichtenwalner and UMaine Extension pest management specialist Jim Dill for a report about West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), which are spread by mosquitoes. Lichtenwalner, director of the UMaine Animal Health Laboratory, discussed ways to protect horses from EEE. Dill said EEE has been reported in Massachusetts and mosquitoes in New Hampshire have tested positive for WNV, and that Maine residents should reduce wet breeding grounds for mosquitoes as a precaution. The Kennebec Journal also interviewed Lichtenwalner for a report about the mosquito-borne diseases.