# Shigella sonnei outbreak — Mississippi, 1971-07
> **Water** · Confirmed · 187 ill / 0 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-210e5ad23f59
- **Date:** 1971-07
- **State:** Mississippi
- **Primary mode:** Water
- **Etiology:** Shigella sonnei
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Camp/cabin
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 187
- **Hospitalizations:** 0
- **Deaths:** 0
## Water exposure

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

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