Drinking Water Facts and Statistics
Cites CDC's estimate that ~1.1 million people/year get sick from drinking-water germs in the US (~1 in 300), with Legionella the top cause of tap-water outbreaks. Lists top-5 causes of outbreaks (2010-2022) separately for public/community water (Legionella, Campylobacter, Giardia, norovirus, Pseudomonas) and private water (Legionella, norovirus, E. coli, Cryptosporidium, Giardia).
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| @type | Dataset |
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| accessRights | public |
| contactPoint |
[ { "fn": "Surveillance, Information Management ,and Statistics Office, DFWED", "@type": "Kind", "hasEmail": "mailto:SIMSO@cdc.gov" } ] |
| description | Cites CDC's estimate that ~1.1 million people/year get sick from drinking-water germs in the US (~1 in 300), with Legionella the top cause of tap-water outbreaks. Lists top-5 causes of outbreaks (2010-2022) separately for public/community water (Legionella, Campylobacter, Giardia, norovirus, Pseudomonas) and private water (Legionella, norovirus, E. coli, Cryptosporidium, Giardia). |
| identifier | https://www.cdc.gov/drinking-water/data-research/facts-stats/index.html |
| inventoried | 2026-09-27 |
| keyword |
[ "Drinking water" ] |
| publisher |
{ "name": "National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED)", "@type": "Organization", "subOrganizationOf": [ { "name": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)", "@type": "Organization", "subOrganizationOf": [ { "name": "U.S. Department of Health and Human Services", "@type": "Organization" } ] } ] } |
| title | Drinking Water Facts and Statistics |
