# Giardia duodenalis outbreak — Minnesota, 2018-08
> **Water** · Confirmed · 4 ill / 1 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-096f3bcbf0b5
- **Date:** 2018-08
- **State:** Minnesota
- **Primary mode:** Water
- **Etiology:** Giardia duodenalis
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Beach
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 4
- **Hospitalizations:** 1
- **Deaths:** 0
## Water exposure

- **Exposure:** Recreational water -- untreated
- **Water type:** Lake/Reservoir

## Source
- [NORS Dashboard](https://wwwn.cdc.gov/norsdashboard/)
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