Acute diarrhoeal diseases: Laboratory results, 2013
Months |
Bacteria |
Viruses |
No. of specimens* |
No. positive |
No. of specimens* |
No. positive |
Vibrio parahaemolyticus |
Salmonella spp. |
Campylobacter spp. |
Others |
Total |
Norovirus |
Rotavirus |
Others |
Total |
Jan - Mar |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
Apr - Jun |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Jul - Sep |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Oct - Dec |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
20 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Total |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
86 |
15 |
4 |
2 |
21 |
Note :
* Specimens for testing were collected from 64 General Out-patient Clinics and some 30 general practitioners.