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Worst Waterbourne Disease Outbreaks (1986-1994)
| STATE |
LOCALE |
DATE |
CAUSE |
CASES |
| Nevada |
Las Vegas |
Jan.-April 1994 |
Cryptosporidium |
100(19 deaths) |
| Missouri |
Gideon |
Nov. 1993 |
Salmonella |
486 (4 deaths) |
| Wisconsin |
Milwaukee |
Mar. 1993 |
Cryptosporidium |
400,000 (104 deaths) |
| Oregon |
Talent |
May 1992 |
Cryptosporidium |
3,000 |
| Pennsylvania |
Reading |
Aug. 1991 |
Cryptosporidium |
551 |
| Michigan |
Yankee Springs |
June 1991 |
Acute gastrointestinal |
1,320 |
| Tennessee |
Brentwood |
May 1990 |
Acute gastrointestinal |
1,000 |
| Missouri |
Cabool |
Dec. 1989 |
E. coli bacteria |
243 |
| Alabama |
Collinsville |
Sept. 1989 |
Acute gastrointestinal |
700 |
| Arizona |
Sedona |
April 1989 |
Norwalk-like virus |
900 |
| Texas |
Travis County |
May 1988 |
Shigella sonnei |
900 |
| Pennsylvania |
multiple sites |
Sept. 1987 |
Norwalk-like virus |
5,000 |
| Pennsylvania |
Blossburg |
April 1987 |
Giardia |
513 |
| Georgia |
Carrollton |
Jan. 1987 |
Cryptosporidium |
13,000 |
Source: Centers for Disease Control; EPA
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