Table 1. Laboratory results of the cross-border cholera cases seen in Uganda and Malawi in 2015.

Country	Total stool samples tested	Number of positive stool samples	Type of organism isolated	Positivity rate	Antibiotic sensitivity pattern
Uganda	74	60	Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor Inaba	81%	The organisms were sensitive to Tetracycline and Ciprofloxacin antibiotics but resistant to Ampicillin, Chloramphenicol, Cotrimoxazole and Nalidixic acid
Malawi	72	55	Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor Ogawa	76%	The organisms were sensitive to Doxycycline (Tetracycline), Nalidixic acid, Ciprofloxacin and Erythromycin antibiotics.