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Table 2 Isolation of V. cholerae serogroups from water sources

From: Water sources as reservoirs of Vibrio choleraeO1 and non-O1 strains in Bepanda, Douala (Cameroon): relationship between isolation and physico-chemical factors

Source

No. of serogroup O1 isolates obtained

No. of serogroup non-O1/non-O139 isolates (%)

Total no. of V. choleraeisolates (%)

Well

23 (29.5)

55 (70.5)

78 (81.3)

Tap

0 (0)

4 (100)

4 (4.2)

Stream

9 (64.3)

5 (35.5)

14 (14.6)

Total

32 (33.3)

64 (66.7)

96 (100)

Statistics

χ 2 = 16.237, df = 2; P = 0.000

χ 2 = 2.706; df = 2; P = 0.258

χ 2 = 8.830; df = 2; P = 0.012