Report from WMTW: 6 Wild Birds in Maine Test Positive for West Nile Virus, State’s CDC says
6 wild birds in Maine test positive for West Nile virus, state’s Center for Disease Control (CDC) says
By Russ Reed, July 31, 2024
AUGUSTA, Maine – The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday that six wild birds from multiple counties in the state tested positive for the mosquito-borne West Nile virus.
According to the Maine CDC, this is the earliest in the year the agency has found West Nile virus in birds.
The Maine CDC said five of the birds were crows, which were located in Bangor, Bridgton, Fryeburg, Parsonsfield and Sidney. The sixth wild bird that tested positive for West Nile virus was a hawk from Yarmouth. Each of the birds was collected by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife as part of routine surveillance.