# Cryptosporidium parvum outbreak — Minnesota, 1997-06
> **Water** · Confirmed · 369 ill / 6 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-625885fdfc44
- **Date:** 1997-06
- **State:** Minnesota
- **Primary mode:** Water
- **Etiology:** Cryptosporidium parvum
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Zoo or animal exhibit
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 369
- **Hospitalizations:** 6
- **Deaths:** 0
## Water exposure

- **Exposure:** Recreational water -- treated
- **Water type:** Splash Pad/Interactive Fountain /Water Playground

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