Table 4. Regional BU cases confirmed by IS2404 PCR.
| Yearly cases N (% Confirmed by IS2404 PCR) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Total (%) |
| Ashanti | 0 | 0 | 2/5 (40) | 36/65 (55.4) | 0 | 26/49 (53.1) | 8/37 (21.6) | 2/5 (40.0) | 0/1 (0) | 74/162 (45.7) |
| Brong Ahafo | 0 | 0 | 48/57 (84.2) | 18/52 (34.6) | 0 | 0 | 1/1 (100) | 0 | 0 | 67/110 (60.9) |
| Central | 0 | 0 | 6/7 (85.7) | 7/14 (50) | 3/9 (33.3) | 6/17 (35.3) | 3/15 (20) | 2/19 (10.5) | 0/3 (0) | 27/84 (32.1) |
| Eastern | 0 | 7/11 (63.6) | 50/100 (50) | 53/111 (47.7) | 34/81 (42.0) | 10/20 (50.0) | 4/18 (22.2) | 1/8 (12.5) | 4/21 (19.0) | 163/375 (43.5) |
| Greater Accra | 22/42 (52.4) | 41/52 (78.8) | 173/323 (53.5) | 202/350 (57.7) | 97/232 (41.8) | 71/184 (38.6) | 41/176 (23.3) | 18/49 (36.7) | 3/23 (13.0) | 668/1511 (44.2) |
| Northern | 0 | 0 | 2/3 (66.7) | 0 | 0 | 2/2 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/5 (80.0) |
| Volta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11/17 (64.7) | 2/8 (25.0) | 2/10 (20.0) | 1/2 (50.0) | 1/3 (33.3) | 0 | 17/40 (42.5) |
| Total | 22/42 | 48/63 | 281/495 | 327/609 | 136/330 | 117/283 | 58/249 | 24/84 | 7/48 | 1020/2203 (46.3) |