Table 2: Variations of Vibrio cholerae O1 serotypes isolated according to age, sex and geographical origin (Province), in eastern DRC between January 2011 and June 2022 (n = 4382).
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Vibrio cholerae O1 strains isolated (n = 4382) |
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Variables |
Vc O1 |
Vc O1 |
Vc O1 |
Total n (%) |
p |
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Hikojima n (%) |
Inaba n (%) |
Ogawa n (%) |
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Age (year) |
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< 5 |
25 (2.1) |
594 (50.0) |
569 (47.9) |
1188 (100) |
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5 - < 15 |
26 (1.9) |
740 (54.9) |
581 (43.1) |
1347 (100) |
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15 - < 25 |
7 (1.0) |
439 (62.9) |
252 (36.1) |
698 (100) |
< 0.001 |
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≥ 25 |
25 (2.2) |
749 (65.2) |
375 (32.6) |
1149 (100) |
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Sex |
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Male |
47 (2.1) |
1259 (55.8) |
952 (42.2) |
2258 (100) |
= 0.040 |
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Female |
36 (1.7) |
1263 (59.5) |
825 (38.8) |
2124 (100) |
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Provinces |
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Kasaï Oriental |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
11 (100) |
11 (100) |
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Lomami |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (100) |
1 (100) |
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Maniema |
0 (0.0) |
2 (100) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (100) |
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Nord-Kivu |
30 (0.9) |
2134 (67.2) |
1011 (31.8) |
3175 (100) |
< 0.001 |
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Sud-Kivu |
53 (4.6) |
348 (30.3) |
747 (65.1) |
1148 (100) |
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Tanganyika |
0 (0.0) |
38 (84.4) |
7 (15.6) |
45 (100) |
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