Acute diarrhoeal diseases: Laboratory results, 2018
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 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
11 |
Apr - Jun |
22 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
21 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
Jul - Sep |
15 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
19 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
Oct - Dec |
22 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
24 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
12 |
Total |
78 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
83 |
12 |
4 |
17 |
33 |
Note : * Specimens for testing were collected from General Out-patient Clinics and private medical practitioner clinics. |