Acute diarrhoeal diseases: Laboratory results, 2012
| 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 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
8 |
| Apr - Jun |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Jul - Sep |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
27 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
| Oct - Dec |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| Total |
16 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
88 |
23 |
7 |
1 |
31 |
Note :
* Specimens for testing were collected from 64 General Out-patient Clinics and some 30 general practitioners.