# Shigella sonnei outbreak — Iowa, 1972-11
> **Water** · Confirmed · 208 ill / 0 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-83039cb69b42
- **Date:** 1972-11
- **State:** Iowa
- **Primary mode:** Water
- **Etiology:** Shigella sonnei
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** School/college/university
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 208
- **Hospitalizations:** 0
- **Deaths:** 0
## Water exposure

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

## Source
- [NORS Dashboard](https://wwwn.cdc.gov/norsdashboard/)
---
*AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*