# Giardia duodenalis outbreak — Alaska, 1980-09
> **Water** · Confirmed · 189 ill / 1 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-f852a5c057b1
- **Date:** 1980-09
- **State:** Alaska
- **Primary mode:** Water
- **Etiology:** Giardia duodenalis
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Factory/industrial facility
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 189
- **Hospitalizations:** 1
- **Deaths:** 0
## Water exposure

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

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