# Fluoride outbreak — Maryland, 1979-11
> **Water** · Confirmed · 26 ill / 0 hosp / 1 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-83e7bd43ec39
- **Date:** 1979-11
- **State:** Maryland
- **Primary mode:** Water
- **Etiology:** Fluoride
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Hospital
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 26
- **Hospitalizations:** 0
- **Deaths:** 1
## Water exposure

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

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