Acute diarrhoeal diseases: Laboratory results, 2017
| 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 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
| Apr - Jun |
17 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
19 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Jul - Sep |
13 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Oct - Dec |
11 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
57 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
55 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
14 |
Note :
* Specimens for testing were collected from General Out-patient Clinics and private medical practitioner clinics.
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