# Nitrate outbreak — California, 1997-11
> **Water** · Confirmed · 7 ill / 1 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-11490a9144ee
- **Date:** 1997-11
- **State:** California
- **Primary mode:** Water
- **Etiology:** Nitrate
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Hospital
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 7
- **Hospitalizations:** 1
- **Deaths:** 0
## Water exposure

- **Exposure:** Drinking water
- **Water type:** Community

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