# Arsenic outbreak — Virginia, 1979-01
> **Water** · Confirmed · 8 ill / 0 hosp / 2 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-5c2562c19868
- **Date:** 1979-01
- **State:** Virginia
- **Primary mode:** Water
- **Etiology:** Arsenic
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Private home/residence
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 8
- **Hospitalizations:** 0
- **Deaths:** 2
## Water exposure

- **Exposure:** Drinking water
- **Water type:** Individual/Private

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