Acute diarrhoeal diseases: Laboratory results, 2021
| Months |
Bacteria |
Viruses |
| No. of specimens* |
No. positive |
No. of specimens* |
No. positive |
| Campylobacter spp. |
Salmonella spp. |
Shigella spp. |
Vibrio parahaemolyticus |
Others |
Total |
Norovirus |
Rotavirus |
Others |
Total |
| Jan - Mar |
16 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Apr - Jun |
14 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Jul - Sep |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
23 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Oct - Dec |
9 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Total |
56 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
66 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Note :
* Specimens for testing were collected from General Out-patient Clinics and private medical practitioner clinics.
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