Lichtenwalner quoted in Press Herald article on E. coli contracted at fair
Anne Lichtenwalner, a University of Maine professor, veterinarian and director of UMaine’s Animal Health Laboratory, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for an article about state health officials trying to determine the strain of E. coli that sickened two toddlers who visited the Oxford County Fair. Lichtenwalner said officials need to know what is causing an illness while weighing when to send out a public notice, according to the article. “First, they want to be sure of their facts. That’s critically important. The last thing you want to do is cause a panic,” she said.