Acute diarrhoeal diseases: Laboratory results, 2016
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 |
20 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
30 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
Apr - Jun |
14 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Jul - Sep |
26 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
30 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Oct - Dec |
13 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Total |
73 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
17 |
88 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
Note : * Specimens for testing were collected from General Out-patient Clinics and private medical practitioner clinics. |