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Detection of gastroenteritis viruses from faecal specimens in 2020

Detection of gastroenteritis viruses from faecal specimens in 2020

Month Number of specimen tested Norovirus Rotavirus Astrovirus Sapovirus Enteric adenovirus
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
January 980 120 12.24% 52 5.31% 23 2.35% 13 1.33% 6 0.61%
February 691 37 5.35% 11 1.59% 6 0.87% 8 1.16% 0 0.00%
March 789 8 1.01% 5 0.63% 4 0.51% 2 0.25% 0 0.00%
April 684 10 1.46% 3 0.44% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
May 872 10 1.15% 4 0.46% 0 0.00% 2 0.23% 0 0.00%
June 1082 13 1.20% 3 0.28% 1 0.09% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
July 990 4 0.40% 1 0.10% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.10%
August 869 3 0.35% 4 0.46% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
September 869 6 0.69% 1 0.12% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
October 835 10 1.20% 2 0.24% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
November 766 7 0.91% 6 0.78% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
December 776 17 2.19% 3 0.39% 0 0.00% 1 0.13% 0 0.00%


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