Iowa Girl Scout Camp Closes Then Opens after Bacterial Meningitis
June 19, 2007 14:18

A western Iowa Girl Scout camp has reopened after a camp counselor died of bacterial meningitis. The camp near Sioux City had been closed because of 20-year-old camp counselor's illness. She eventually died.

The camp was sanitized and staff members vaccinated. Bacterial meningitis is an infection of the fluid surrounding the spinal cord and brain. It's a contagious disease spread through saliva, including sharing beverages or other forms of intimate contact.

source: http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2007/06/19/news/iowa/16a1c76a74f0b15c862572ff000a5c92.txt

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