Table 5. Reported prevalences of infection with T. cruzi in opossums (Didelphis virginiana) in the southeastern United States.
Location | Prevalence | Data year(s) | Source | Method |
Alabama | 17/126 (13.5%) | 1961–1963 | Olsen et al., 1964, 1966* [12], [87] | culture |
Florida/Georgia | 93/552 (17%) | circa 1958 | McKeever et al., 1958 [70] | culture |
Florida | 14/27 (52%) | circa 2009 | Brown et al., 2009 [68] | either |
Georgia (SE) | 6/39 (15.4%) | 1992–1994 | Pung et al., 1995* [71] | culture |
Georgia | 118/421 (28%) | circa 2009 | Brown et al., 2009 [68] | either |
Kentucky | 21/48 (44%) | 2007 | Groce, 2008 [34] | either |
Louisiana | 18/48 (37.5%) | 1985–1987 | Barr et al., 1991 [98] | culture |
North Carolina | 1/12 (8.3%) | circa 1992 | Karsten et al., 1992 [94] | culture |
Texas (central) | 8/8 (100%) | 1937–1941 | Packchanian, 1942 [99] | culture |
Texas (south) | 63–64/391 (16%) | 1957–1958 | Eads, 1958 [69] | culture |
Virginia | 1/6 (16.7%) | circa 2009 | Brown et al., 2009 [68] | either |