Acute diarrhoeal diseases: Laboratory results, 2023
| Months |
Bacteria |
Viruses |
| No. of specimens* |
No. positive |
No. of specimens* |
No. positive |
| Campylobacter spp. |
Salmonella spp. |
Shigella spp. |
Vibrio parahaemolyticus |
Others |
Total |
Norovirus |
Rotavirus |
Others |
Total |
| Jan - Mar |
18 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
27 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| Apr - Jun |
24 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
28 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
| Jul - Sep |
35 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
44 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
12 |
| Oct - Dec |
18 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
23 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| Total |
95 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
122 |
18 |
1 |
14 |
33 |
Note :
* Specimens for testing were collected from General Out-patient Clinics and private medical practitioner clinics.
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