From: Investigating the virulence genes and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Vibrio cholerae O1 in environmental and clinical isolates in Accra, Ghana
Water Source
No. of Samples
V. cholerae Positive (%)
O1 Positive (%)
Tap
90
5 (5.6)
0 (0)
Stream
11
8 (72.7)
5 (45.5)
Shallow Wells
45
6 (13.3)
2 (4.4)
Storage Tanks
98
14 (14.3)
4 (4.1)
TOTAL
244
33 (13.5)
11 (33.3)