Acute diarrhoeal diseases: Laboratory results, 2010
Months |
Bacteria |
Viruses |
No. of specimens* |
No. positive |
No. of specimens* |
No. positive |
Vibrioparahaemolyticus |
Salmonellaspp. |
Campylobacterspp. |
Others |
Total |
Norovirus |
Rotavirus |
Others |
Total |
Jan - Mar |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Apr - Jun |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Jul - Sep |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
21 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
Oct - Dec |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
Total |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
45 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
Note :
* Specimens for testing were collected from 64 General Out-patient Clinics and some 30 general practitioners.