# Escherichia coli, Shiga toxin-producing outbreak — Missouri, 1989-12
> **Water** · Confirmed · 243 ill / 32 hosp / 4 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-78318b15ff0f
- **Date:** 1989-12
- **State:** Missouri
- **Primary mode:** Water
- **Etiology:** Escherichia coli, Shiga toxin-producing (O157:H7)
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Community/municipality
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 243
- **Hospitalizations:** 32
- **Deaths:** 4
## Water exposure

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

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