Table 1 Trypanosoma cruzi infection among Panstrongylus megistus collected in a captive-primate unit at Brasília zoo, Federal District, Brazil: bug characteristics and results of optical microscopy and nested PCR
From: Vector-borne transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi among captive Neotropical primates in a Brazilian zoo
Sex (adults) and stage (nymphs) | Optical microscopy | Nested PCR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Testeda | Positiveb | Tested | Positive | |
Female | 12 | 2 | 13 | 11 |
Male | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Nymph II | 0 | - | 4 | 3 |
Nymph III | 8 | 1 | 18 | 16 |
Nymph V | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
Total | 34 | 5 | 50 | 44 |