Table 3.
Positive rates of Cryptosporidium spp. in various vegetable samples examined from 2014 to 2015 by month
Month | Perilla leaves no. | Winter-grown cabbage no. | Chives no. | Sprouts no. | Blueberries no. | Cherry tomatoes no. | Total no. | |||||||
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Tested | Positive (%) | Tested | Positive (%) | Tested | Positive (%) | Tested | Positive (%) | Tested | Positive (%) | Tested | Positive (%) | Tested | Positive (%) | |
July | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 0 | ||||||
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August | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 0 | ||||||
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September | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | nda | 6 | 2 | 30 | 9 | |||
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October | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | nda | 6 | 1 | 27 | 4 | |||
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November | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | nda | 6 | 29 | 6 | ||||
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December | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 1 | |||||
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January | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 3 | ||||
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February | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 1 | |||||
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March | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 1 | |||||
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April | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 2 | |||||
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May | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 0 | ||||||
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June | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 4 | |||
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Total | 72 | 5 (6.9) | 70 | 4 (5.7) | 73 | 13 (17.8) | 72 | 1 (1.4) | 44 | 3 (6.8) | 73 | 5 (6.8) | 404 | 31 (7.7) |
not done.