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INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FRESHWATER
2003
Global Water Data
Table 13.
Waterborne Disease Outbreaks in the United States by
Type of Water Supply System, 1971 to 1994
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Total |
Total |
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Year |
Community |
Non community |
Individual |
Outbreaks |
Cases |
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1971
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8 |
8 |
4 |
20 |
5,184
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1972
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9 |
19 |
2 |
30 |
1,650
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1973
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6 |
16 |
3 |
25 |
1,762
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1974
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11 |
9 |
5 |
25 |
8,356
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1975
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6 |
16 |
2 |
24 |
10,879
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1976
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9 |
23 |
3 |
35 |
5,068
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1977
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14 |
18 |
2 |
34 |
3,860
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1978
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10 |
19 |
3 |
32 |
11,435
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1979
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24 |
13 |
8 |
45 |
9,841
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1980 |
26 |
20 |
7 |
53 |
20,045
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1981
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14 |
18 |
4 |
36 |
4,537
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1982
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26 |
15 |
3 |
44 |
3,588
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1983
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30 |
9 |
4 |
43 |
21,036
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1984
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12 |
5 |
10 |
27 |
1,800
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1985
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7 |
14 |
1 |
22 |
1,946
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1986
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10 |
10 |
2 |
22 |
1,569
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1987
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8 |
6 |
1 |
15 |
22,149
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1988
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4 |
8 |
1 |
13 |
2,128
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1989
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6 |
5 |
1 |
12 |
2,540
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1990
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5 |
7 |
2 |
14 |
1,758
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1991
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2 |
13 |
0 |
15 |
12,960
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1992
|
9 |
14 |
4 |
27 |
4,724
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1993
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9 |
4 |
5 |
18 |
404,190
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1994
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5 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
1,176
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Most data from the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
For the complete sources, see The World's Water 1998-1999
(Island Press), p.274.
Source:
http://www.worldwater.org/waterData.htm
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