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Table 1 Frequency of infection with T. cruzi by geographical location, ecotope and insect stage

From: Untangling the transmission dynamics of primary and secondary vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi in Colombia: parasite infection, feeding sources and discrete typing units

Department

n

% of infection with T. cruzi

95% CI

 Meta

69

46.0

38.0–53.9

 Guajira

32

21.3

14.7–27.8

 Cesar

24

16.0

9.5–21.1

 Antioquía

12

8.0

3.6–12.3

 Norte de Santander

9

6.0

2.2–9.8

 Casanare

3

2.0

0.4–5.7

 Huila

1

0.7

0.02–3.6

Ecotope

 Peridomestic

68

45.3

39.7–56.1

 Domestic

52

34.7

28.7–44.5

 Sylvatic

22

14.7

9.5–21.4

Stage

 Female

76

50.7

44.3–60.5

 Male

43

28.7

22.2–37.1

 Nymph

26

17.3

11.7–24.2

  1. Abbreviation: n, number of positive samples