Health expert sheds light on girl's death from rare infection
Memorial services were held Friday for a 7-year-old Stillwater girl who died from a brain infection contracted while swimming in Minnesota.
The State Health Department says Annie Bahneman died from an illness brought on by a warm-water amoeba called Naegleria fowleri.
Dr. Richard Danila, deputy epidemiologist for the Minnesota Department of Health, talked with MPR's Tom Crann about how a swimmer could become infected by this organism.
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