Table 3 Animals identified as food sources of Triatoma brasiliensis according to capture environment, Tauá, Ceará, Brazil, 2015
Animal group | Intradomicile n (%) | Peridomicile n (%) | Wild n (%) | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rodents | 15 (54) | 53 (54) | 55 (64) | 123 (58) |
Goats | 5 (18) | 27 (27) | 13 (15) | 45 (21) |
Cattle | 3 (11) | 12 (12) | 4 (5) | 19 (9) |
Cats | 2 (7) | 2 (2) | 8 (9) | 12 (6) |
Birds | – | 4 (4) | 2 (2) | 6 (3) |
Marsupials | 1 (4) | – | 3 (3) | 4 (2) |
Pigs | 1 (4) | 1 (1) | – | 2 (1) |
Horses | 1 (4) | – | – | 1 (0) |
Reptiles | – | – | 1 (1) | 1 (0) |
Total | 28 (100) | 99 (100) | 86 (100) | 213 (100) |