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Table 2 Seasonal distribution of V. cholerae O1 in various water sources

From: Multi-drug resistant toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 is persistent in water sources in New Bell-Douala, Cameroon

Season

Water

No. of samples

Number of

Serogroup

 

sources

analyzed

isolates (%)

O1 (%)

Dry

Stream

8

6 (31.6)

3 (50)

Tap

17

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Well

95

13 (68.4)

3 (23.1)

Total

120

19 (100.0)

6 (31.6)

Rainy

Stream

15

11 (22.5)

5 (45.5)

Tap

9

1 (2.0)

0 (0.0)

Well

156

37 (75.5)

14 (37.8)

Total

180

49 (100)

19 (38.8)

  1. (χ2 = 0 .305, df = 2, P = 0.581).