Table 1.
Number of sequenced samples from each province and district by serotype
| Shigella flexneri 2a | Shigella sonnei | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Cape | 48 | 32 | 80 |
| Amathole DM | 24 | 14 | 38 |
| Chris Hani DM | 1 | 1 | |
| Nelson Mandela Bay MM | 18 | 16 | 34 |
| Joe Gqabi DM | 2 | 2 | |
| Sarah Baartman DM | 1 | 1 | |
| District unknown | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Free State | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Lejweleputswa DM | 4 | 7 | |
| Mangaung MM | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Gauteng | 64 | 134 | 198 |
| City of Johannesburg MM | 23 | 64 | 87 |
| City of Tshwane MM | 16 | 27 | 43 |
| Ekurhuleni MM | 10 | 21 | 31 |
| Sedibeng DM | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| West Rand DM | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| City of Tshwane MM | 1 | 1 | |
| District unknown | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 36 | 29 | 65 |
| Amajuba DM | 4 | 4 | |
| iLembe DM | 1 | 1 | |
| Ugu DM | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| uMgungundlovu DM | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| City of eThekwini MM | 24 | 16 | 40 |
| Harry Gwala DM | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Uthukela DM | 2 | 2 | |
| District unknown | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Limpopo | 1 | 1 | |
| Waterberg DM | 1 | 1 | |
| Mpumalanga | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Ehlanzeni DM | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Gert Sibande DM | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Nkangala DM | 1 | 1 | |
| Northern Cape | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Frances Baard DM | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| North West | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Bojanala Platinum DM | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dr Kenneth Kaunda MM | 3 | 3 | |
| Western Cape | 89 | 32 | 121 |
| Cape Winelands DM | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Central Karoo DM | 1 | 1 | |
| City of Cape Town MM | 69 | 26 | 95 |
| Overberg DM | 1 | 1 | |
| West Coast DM | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Garden Route DM | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Unknown district | 4 | 1 | 5 |
MM metropolitan municipality, DM district municipality.