Detection of gastroenteritis viruses from faecal specimens in 2022
| Month | Number of specimen tested | Norovirus | Rotavirus | Astrovirus | Sapovirus | Enteric adenovirus | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||
| January | 842 | 66 | 7.84% | 12 | 1.43% | 8 | 0.95% | 1 | 0.12% | 1 | 0.12% |
| February | 553 | 35 | 6.33% | 2 | 0.36% | 1 | 0.18% | 1 | 0.18% | 0 | 0.00% |
| March | 472 | 5 | 1.06% | 5 | 1.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| April | 526 | 5 | 0.95% | 12 | 2.28% | 1 | 0.19% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| May | 701 | 10 | 1.43% | 19 | 2.71% | 4 | 0.57% | 2 | 0.29% | 0 | 0.00% |
| June | 730 | 11 | 1.51% | 3 | 0.41% | 1 | 0.14% | 1 | 0.14% | 1 | 0.14% |
| July | 794 | 26 | 3.27% | 1 | 0.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.38% | 0 | 0.00% |
| August | 859 | 7 | 0.81% | 2 | 0.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| September | 767 | 11 | 1.43% | 3 | 0.39% | 2 | 0.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.13% |
| October | 735 | 11 | 1.50% | 5 | 0.68% | 2 | 0.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.68% |
| November | 710 | 23 | 3.24% | 4 | 0.56% | 5 | 0.70% | 2 | 0.28% | 7 | 0.99% |
| December | 621 | 30 | 4.83% | 3 | 0.48% | 1 | 0.16% | 2 | 0.32% | 2 | 0.32% |
Remark: Multiple specimens may have been received from the same patient.
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