Table 2. Comparison of B. pseudomallei screening results between dry and wet season.

Repeated sampling at same sites in dry 06 and wet 07
Category	Dry & Wet Positive	Dry only Positive	Wet only Positive
Undisturbed	11% (11/104)	7% (7/104)	10% (10/104)
Residential	8% (3/40)	13% (5/40)	3% (1/40)
Farm	9% (10/112)	6% (7/112)	5% (6/112)

B. pseudomallei screening results were compared between the dry season 2006 and following wet season 2007. % refers to B. pseudomallei positive samples as a proportion of total soil samples collected in the corresponding category during that time.