Table 1 Description of the rodents captured in rural dwellings of Coquimbo Region, Chile.
From: Trypanosoma cruzi load in synanthropic rodents from rural areas in Chile
Species | Sex | Trapping area n (%) | Infection status n (%) | BMI | Median parasite load (range) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F | M | Domestic | Peridomestic | Infected | Uninfected | Mean ± SD (g/cm2) | (par-eq/ml) | |
Rattus rattus | 22 | 33 | 10 (18.2) | 45 (91.8) | 46 (83.6) | 9 (16.4) | 0.29 ± 0.07 | 3.27 (0.07–1644.34) |
Mus musculus | 2 | 4 | 0 (0.0) | 6 (100) | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.4) | 0.19 ± 0.02 | 2.45 (1.67–8.52] |
Phyllotis darwini | 2 | 4 | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | 6 (100) | 0 (0) | 0.30 ± 0.05 | 3.37 (2.21–6.89) |
Octodon degus | 2 | 2 | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | 0.40 ± 0.04 | 3.40 (1.64–5.15) |
Total | 28 | 43 | 13 (18.3) | 58 (81.7) | 59 (83.1) | 12 (16.9) | 0.29 ± 0.08 | 3.23 (0.07–1644.34) |