Table 5 Natural T. cruzi and T. rangeli infection^a in relationship to the population structure of 300 sylvatic R. ecuadoriensis collected in 13 localities from Loja province, Ecuador

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

Total

300

56.7

7.7

8.0