Table 1.
Temporal pattern of Cryptosporidium detection in Meru, Kenya waters, using a calcium chloride precipitation technique (CCF) or filtration, followed by immunomagnetic bead separation and PCR
| 2003 testing using CCF | 2004 testing using filtration | Totals based on both years | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Positive | Negative | Total 2003 | Positive | Negative | Total 2004 | Positive | Negative | Total |
| January | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| February | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| March | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| April | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| May | 0 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| June | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| Total | 2 | 58 | 58 | 7 | 41 | 48 | 9 | 99 | 108 |