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Table 2 Trypanosoma cruzi-infected triatomines collected in Bahia State, Brazil, between 2013 and 2014 broken down by species

From: Wide distribution of Trypanosoma cruzi-infected triatomines in the State of Bahia, Brazil

Species

n

+

%

χ2/Fisherʼs exact testa

P-value

P. lutzi

3

0

0

–

–

P. megistus

6

0

0

–

–

P. tertius

8

2

25.0

a

0.17

T. brasiliensis

57

9

15.8

2.1

0.14

T. infestans

80

0

0

–

–

T. juazeirensis

96

6

6.2

1.24

0.26

T. lenti

2

0

0

–

–

T. melanica

7

2

28.6

2.0

0.15

T. melanocephala

1

0

0

–

–

T. pseudomaculata

81

10

12.3

0.77

0.38

T. sherlocki

58

25

43.1

42.9

< 0.001

T. sordida

293

11

3.75

20.0

< 0.001

T. tibiamaculata

3

2

66.7

a

0.26

  1. aFisher’s exact test
  2. Note: P-values < 0.05 are indicated in bold
  3. Abbreviations: n, number of triatomines; +, number of T. cruzi-infected triatomines; %, percent of positive samples; –, data not suitable for statistical analysis