# Shigella sonnei outbreak — South Carolina, 1987-06
> **Water** · Confirmed · 130 ill / 0 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-f89e348366f3
- **Date:** 1987-06
- **State:** South Carolina
- **Primary mode:** Water
- **Etiology:** Shigella sonnei
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Outdoor Area
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 130
- **Hospitalizations:** 0
- **Deaths:** 0
## Water exposure

- **Exposure:** Recreational water -- untreated
- **Water type:** Lake/Reservoir

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