Table 1 Genetic diversity from cytochrome b sequences of Haemoproteus and Plasmodium by locality from 325 samples

Costa Rica

2

2

2

17

1

0.039

0

–

–

–

–

Colombia

428

19

3

9

0.578

0.003

3

3

2

1

0.003

Ecuador

1

1

1

0

1

0

0

–

–

–

–

Peru

211

56

3

11

0.284

0.006

9

4

36

0.694

0.039

Bolivia

6

1

1

0

1

0

1

1

0

1

0

Brazil

4

–

–

–

–

–

4

3

17

0.833

0.019

Uruguay

16

–

–

–

–

–

1

1

0

1

0

Argentina

47

13

2

10

0.282

0.006

6

4

46

0.866

0.049

Norte Grande Chile

140

49

4

33

0.157

0.006

2

2

1

1

0.002

Norte Chico Chile

187

48

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

1

0

Central Chile

207

94

2

17

0.082

0.003

11

3

33

0.618

0.039

South Chile

35

1

1

0

1

0

0

–

–

–

–

Austral Chile

33

2

2

12

1

0.027

1

1

0

1

0

Total

1317

286

10

50

0.325

0.008

39

18

68

0.931

0.050