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Table 2 Abundance of wild triatomines in five municipalities on Margarita Island

From: Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in a Colombian Caribbean region suggests that secondary vectors play an important epidemiological role

Municipalities

Palm trees sample

Infested Palm trees index (%)

Rhodnius pallescens

Eratyrus cuspidatus

Other species

Density of triatomines by palm tree (SD)

   

Adults

Nymphs

Adults

Nymphs

Adults

Nymphs

 

Mompos Rural

10

9/10 (90)

17

236

0

0

0

0

25.3 (35.0)

Talaigua Nuevo

9

9/9 (100)

42

197

3

7

0

0

27.6 (28.0)

Cicuco

13

6/13 (46.1)

0

40

0

0

0

0

3.3 (4.9)

San Fernando

10

9/10 (90)

31

348

4

15

0

1a

39.9 (40.5)

Margarita

8

7/8 (87.5)

13

141

2

11

1

1b

21.1 (30.2)

TOTAL

50

40/50 (80)

1066

42

3

 
  1. Four species were found: Rhodnius pallescens, Eratyrus cuspidatus, aTriatoma dimidiata and bCavernicola pilossa.