Acute diarrhoeal diseases: Laboratory results, 2015
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 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
Apr - Jun |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Jul - Sep |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Oct - Dec |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Total |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
71 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
Note : * Specimens for testing were collected from 64 General Out-patient Clinics and some 30 general practitioners. |