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Detection of gastroenteritis viruses from faecal specimens in 2014

Detection of gastroenteritis viruses from faecal specimens in 2014

Month Number of specimen tested Norovirus Rotavirus
Number % Number %
January 1356 193 14.23% 538 39.68%
February 978 122 12.47% 180 18.40%
March 847 82 9.68% 59 6.97%
April 807 46 5.70% 29 3.59%
May 949 45 4.74% 25 2.63%
June 922 57 6.18% 9 0.98%
July 969 94 9.70% 7 0.72%
August 874 69 7.89% 11 1.26%
September 840 90 10.71% 3 0.36%
October 864 80 9.26% 5 0.58%
November 812 131 16.13% 12 1.48%
December 938 190 20.26% 71 7.57%

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