CONTACTS
Renae Crutchfield, Public Information Officer
renae.crutchfield@dallascounty.org
214.819.6329 (office) 214.394.8109 (cell)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ganesh Shivaramaiyer, Interim Director 

DCHHS holds mosquito season press conference

West Nile survivor Sean Lemoine shares his story of survival after nine years of recovery   

 

WHO:    

Dallas County Commissioner and PHAC Chair John Wiley Price

Dallas County Health and Human Services Interim Director Ganesh Shivaramaiyer

Dallas County Health Authority/Medical Director Dr. Christopher Perkins

Dallas County Health and Human Services Mosquito Control Manager Scott Sawlis

West Nile Survivor Attorney Sean Lemoine

                     

WHAT:   

DCHHS kicks off mosquito season urging residents to prepare by doing their part to 

prevent mosquito borne illness. Dallas County Health Authority Dr. Christopher Perkins

provides a clinical update explaining the impact West Nile has on dozens lives each

year. This season, West Nile survivor Sean Lemoine shares his experience of the severe

impact West Nile neuroinvasive disease has had on his life. Entomologist and Mosquito

Control Manager Scott Sawlis explains Dallas County’s comprehensive mosquito control

surveillance for the 2018 mosquito season to help combat West Nile, dengue and

chikungunya. Scheduled from 10 to 11 a.m. on March 30, the conference also a includes an opportunity to collect b-roll footage of BG Sentinel and Gravid mosquito traps which bait and collect mosquito species capable of disease transmission.

WHEN:  

Friday, March 30, 2018/ 10 to 11 a.m.

Please meet at Media Check-in at 9:45 a.m.

Media Photo and Video Opportunity at 10 a.m.

WHERE: 

Dallas County Health and Human Services

2377 N Stemmons Freeway, Room 627 Dallas TX 75207

NOTE: Media Check-in is required

PHOTO AND INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES

1. Mosquito Trapping: DCHHS explains what attracts and traps mosquito species that carry diseases like West Nile. Media Display: BG Sentinel and Gravid mosquito traps.
2. Media clearance to access DCHHS laboratory: Media will be escorted to the DCHHS laboratory.
3. Interview with West Nile survivor Sean Lemoine.