Table 4. Frequency of single vs multiple (2, 3 or 4) vertebrate blood types identified by PCR in T. infestans from Chuquisaca, Bolivia.
Single | 2 | 3 | 4 | Likelihood ratio Chi Square | p-value* | |
Human | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2.73 | n.s. |
Cow | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5.78 | <0.05 |
Chicken | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 13.29 | <0.001 |
Pig | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3.61 | <0.05 |
Guinea Pig | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6.64 | <0.05 |
Goat | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.99 | n.s. |
Dog | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 32.74 | <0.0001 |
Total** | 36 | 22 | 8 | 3 |
Probability that vectors that fed on the specified host fed on more than one host (one-tailed test).
Total number is less than the column sum because of multiple infections.