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Table 2 Distribution of the different species of triatomine bugs in the 32 parishes surveyed in Caracas

From: Panstrongylus geniculatus and four other species of triatomine bug involved in the Trypanosoma cruzi enzootic cycle: high risk factors for Chagas’ disease transmission in the Metropolitan District of Caracas, Venezuela

Number*

Parish

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Total of species

Total

1

23 de Enero

0

1

0

3

4

0

0

8

8

2

Altagracia

4

5, (1)

7

15

1

2

2

36,(1)

37

3

Antímano

1

2

43,(6); 1c

13,(1)

7

9

6

81,(7); 1c

89

4

La Candelaria

1

0

0

0

3

1

0

5

5

5

Caricuao

1

6

8

34

5

5

6,(1)

65,(1)

66

6

Catedral

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

Coche

0

2

6

7; 1a

1

0

1

17; 1a

18

8

El Junquito

8

12, (1)

16,(1); 1a

78,(1), 4b

30

11

21; 1a

176,(3); 2a; 4b

185

9

El Paraiso

0

0

3

11

5

0

1

20

20

10

El Recreo

0

4

7

17

6

6

5

45

45

11

El Valle

2

0

1

5

6

0

0

14

14

12

La Pastora

10

32 (1)

29,(1)

100,(4)

39

17

14

241, (6)

247

13

La Vega

1

6

4

21; 2a

12

9,(2)

7

60,(2); 2a

64

14

Macarao

0

2

2

6

 

1

0

11

11

15

San Agustin

0

0

 

10

1

1

1

13

13

16

San Bernardino

0

3

7

3

8

1

2

24

24

17

San José

1

2

14

17

4

3

2

43

43

18

San juan

0

0

2

0

0

2

0

4

4

19

San Pedro

1

9

2

14; 1a

1

4

2

33; 1a

34

20

Santa Rosalia

0

0

1

6

0

0

2

9

9

21

Santa Teresa

0

2

3

0

0

0

1

6

6

22

Sucre

2 (4)

47, (3); 1a

97,(9)

130,(9)

35,(1)

50,(5)

51

412,(31); 1a

444

23

Ns. Sra. R. Baruta

4 (1)

47; 1b

70,(2); 1b

119

47

35,(1); 1a

40

362,(4); 1a; 2b

369

24

El Cafetal

2

9

28,(1)

50

23,(2)

10

16

138,(3)

141

25

Las Min. de Baruta

1 (1)

5 (2)

10,(1)

24, (1)

14,(1)

15

11,(1); 1a

80,(7);1a

88

26

Chacao

0

7

2; 1c

8

6

2 ,(1)

2,(1)

27,(2); 1c

30

27

Sta R. P. El Hatillo

4

27,(1)

38(1)

81,(1); 1a; 5b

19,(1); 1a; 1b

17,(1); 1a; 2b

12

198,(5); 3a; 8b

214

28

Filas de Mariche

8

17,(2)

35,(4)

73,(2); 2b

20,(1); 2a

30,(2)

14,(3)

197,(14); 2a;2b

215

29

La Dolorita

6

3

12

24,(1)

5

4,(2)

14

68,(3)

71

31

Caucagüita

1

5

21; 1b

30

7

4

5

73; 1b

74

30

Leoncio Martínez

3

17

14

50

27

16

20

147

147

32

Petare

10 (1)

112,(3)

121,(13); 1b

278,(5); 3b

100,(3)

78,(4)

78,(6)

777,(35); 4b

816

 

Sub-total

71 (7)

384,(14); 1a; 1b

603,(39); 1a; 3b: 2c

1227,(25); 5a; 14b

436,(9);3a; 1b

333,(18); 2a; 2b

336,(12); 2a

3390,(124); 14a; 21b; 2c

3551

 

Total

78

400

648

1271

449

355

350

3551

 
  1. Numbers correspond to adult triatomines except those in brackets ( ) = nymphs of P. geniculatus from stages III to V. Single number = P. geniculatus. Superindex: a = T. maculata, b = T. nigromaculata, c = R. prolixus. Parishes 1–22 lie within the Libertador Municipality, 23–25 in the Baruta Municipality, 26 in the Chacao Municipality, 27 in the El Hatillo Municipality, and 28–32 in the Sucre Municipality.
  2. *The numbers of the parishes (1 – 32) are used to identify their location in Figure 1.