# Selenium outbreak — Alabama, 1971-06
> **Water** · Confirmed · 3 ill / 0 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-e6a84fb8b229
- **Date:** 1971-06
- **State:** Alabama
- **Primary mode:** Water
- **Etiology:** Selenium
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Unknown
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 3
- **Hospitalizations:** 0
- **Deaths:** 0
## Water exposure

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

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