Surveillance Reports for Drinking Water-associated Disease & Outbreaks

Data on waterborne disease outbreaks associated with drinking water are reported in the MMWR Weekly, with additional tables, figures, and appendices available on this website. The data on outbreaks reported from 1971–2008 were published in CDC summary reports or MMWR Surveillance Summaries. Data from outbreaks reported from 2009–2010 forward are published in MMWR Weekly Reports. Links to historical surveillance reports and appendices are also available on this website.

Most Recent Drinking Water-associated Outbreak Surveillance Data

• Benedict KM, Reses H, Vigar M, Roth DM, Roberts VA, Mattioli M, Cooley LA, Hilborn ED, Wade TJ, Fullerton KE, Yoder JS, Hill VR.  Surveillance for waterborne disease outbreaks associated with drinking water — United States, 2013–2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017;66 (44):1216-21.
• Strength-of-Evidence Classification
• Deficiency Classification
• 2013-2014 Supplemental Tables
• 2013-2014 Supplemental Figures
• 2013-2014 Selected Outbreak Descriptions

Reports from 1971-2012