Acute diarrhoeal diseases: Laboratory results, 2011
Months |
Bacteria |
Viruses |
No. of specimens* |
No. positive |
No. of specimens* |
No. positive |
Vibrioparahaemolyticus |
Salmonellaspp. |
Campylobacterspp. |
Others |
Total |
Norovirus |
Rotavirus |
Others |
Total |
Jan - Mar |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
Apr - Jun |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Jul - Sep |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Oct - Dec |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
13 |
Total |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
72 |
12 |
8 |
1 |
21 |
Note :
* Specimens for testing were collected from 64 General Out-patient Clinics and some 30 general practitioners.