Table 4. Rates of isolation of bacterial pathogens in diarrhoea cases in sub-Saharan African countries.
| Countries | Aeromonas spp. | C. jejuni | Enteropathogenic E. coli | Enterotoxigenic E. Coli | Other E. coli sp. | P. shigelloies | Salmonella spp. | Shigella spp. | Vibrio cholerae spp. | Yersinia spp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana, 2007 | N/R | 0.82% | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | 2.47% | 1.65% | N/R | N/R |
| Cameroon, 2008 | N/R | 5.72% | 1.37% | 2.50% | 2.75% | N/R | 5.72% | 4.35% | N/R | N/R |
| Cent. African Rep. 1984 | N/R | 10.69% | 3.43% | 12.10% | N/R | N/R | 4.85% | 2.67% | N/R | N/R |
| Malawi, 1996 | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | 24.24% | N/R | N/R |
| Tanzania, 2004 | 0.67% | 2.00% | N/R | N/R | 35.70% | 0.67% | 1.11% | 21.51% | N/R | N/R |
| Nigeria, 2008 | N/R | 2.67% | 15.33% | 11.33% | 3.33% | 3.00% | ||||
| Burkina Faso, 2002 | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | 34.02% | N/R | N/R | 10.05% | N/R | 4.00% |
| Kenya, 2003 | N/R | 8.65% | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | 5.25% | 15.94% | 4.00% | N/R |
| South Africa, 2003 | 8.48% | 19.70% | 2.49% | 7.50% | 10.22% | 10.72% | 14.46% | 12.47% | 4.00% | 5.00% |
| Mozambique, 2007 | N/R | 1.70% | 6.81% | 4.30% | 11.53% | N/R | 2.46% | 0.19% | N/R | N/R |
| Zambia, 2009 | 0.36% | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | 1.21% | 0.38% | N/R | N/R |
| Uganda, 2002 | N/R | 4.76% | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | 10.92% | 12.89% | N/R | N/R |
| Zambia, 1996 | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | 14.87% | N/R | 1.41% | 10.17% | 3.00% | N/R |
| Guinea-Bis, 2003 | N/R | 35.18% | 95.02% | N/R | N/R | N/R | 56.76% | 29.05% | N/R | N/R |
| Nigeria, 1997 | N/R | 2.46% | N/R | 12.00% | N/R | N/R | 3.05% | 2.07% | 1.00% | N/R |
| Kenya, 2009 | N/R | 20.79% | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | 3.49% | 5.40% | N/R | N/R |
| Zaire, 1983 | N/R | 16.06% | 9.01% | 3.40% | N/R | N/R | 2.54% | 1.97% | 6.00% | 1.00% |
| Zaire, 1995 | N/R | 0.58% | N/R | 6.90% | N/R | N/R | 3.47% | N/R | N/R | N/R |
| Cent. African Rep, 1998 | N/R | 1.72% | 1.03% | N/R | 10.00% | N/R | 10.00% | N/R | N/R | N/R |
| Ghana, 2008 | N/R | 0.82% | N/R | N/R | 87.65% | N/R | 2.47% | 1.65% | N/R | N/R |
| Nigeria, 1994 | 1.40% | N/R | 14.42% | 10.70% | 14.42% | N/R | 3.26% | 5.12% | N/R | 1.00% |
| Kenya, 2003 | N/R | 7.32% | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | 3.33% | 43.90% | N/R | N/R |
| Nigeria, 2003 | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | 77.78% | N/R | N/R | 16.30% | 1.00% | N/R |
| Nigeria, 2010 | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | 43.07% | 2.72% | 2.23% | N/R | N/R | N/R |
| Uganda, 2009 | N/R | N/R | 4.74% | 8.90% | 2.11% | N/R | 5.79% | 3.16% | N/R | N/R |
N/R, not reported.