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Detection of gastroenteritis viruses from faecal specimens in 2013

Detection of gastroenteritis viruses from faecal specimens in 2013

Month Number of specimen tested Norovirus Rotavirus
Number % Number %
January 1287 224 17.40% 292 22.69%
February 1042 132 12.67% 241 23.13%
March 857 105 12.25% 85 9.92%
April 945 80 8.47% 61 6.46%
May 917 45 4.91% 46 5.02%
June 770 21 2.73% 14 1.82%
July 913 53 5.81% 10 1.10%
August 908 77 8.48% 21 2.31%
September 881 97 11.01% 16 1.82%
October 865 54 6.24% 35 4.05%
November 894 95 10.63% 65 7.27%
December 1053 139 13.20% 234 22.22%

Remark: Multiple specimens may have been received from the same patient.