Table 5 |
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Natural T. cruzi and T. rangeli infectiona in relationship to the population structure of 300 sylvatic R. ecuadoriensis collected in 13 localities from Loja province, Ecuador |
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Triatomine Instar |
n |
T. cruzi only % |
T. rangeli only % |
T. cruzi &T. rangeli mixed % |
|
|
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|
Male |
83 |
67.5 |
4.8 |
7.2 |
|
Female |
76 |
69.7 |
0.0 |
9.2 |
|
N V |
53 |
50.9 |
11.3 |
17.0 |
|
N IV |
40 |
42.5 |
17.5 |
2.5 |
|
N III |
48 |
35.4 |
12.5 |
2.1 |
|
|
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Total |
300 |
56.7 |
7.7 |
8.0 |
|
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a Determined by PCR analysis. |
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Grijalva et al. Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:17 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-5-17 |
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