Table 3.

Geographic location, Trypanosoma cruzi prevalence, human interaction, and sites of collection of Triatoma and Paratriatoma species in the United States

Species	State(s)	Total no. tested	No. (%) positive	Human bites/allergic reactions	Collection site(s)a	References
T. gerstaeckeri	NM, TX	1,800	1,038 (58)	+/+	B, C, D, H, L, LS, WR	26, 49, 94, 150, 160, 169, 195, 217, 228, 239, 259, 282, 296, 330–332, 341
T. incrassata	AZ	Not reported	Not reported	−/−	L	169, 255
T. indictiva	AZ, NM, TX	12	4 (33)	−/−	H, L, WR	150, 151, 229, 259, 296, 332, 341
T. lecticularia	FL, GA, MO, NM, OK, SC, TN, TX	282	144 (51)	+/−	D, H, L, T, WR	150, 169, 195, 218, 250, 256, 259, 282, 312, 332, 341
T. neotomae	TX	53	40 (76)	−/−	D, WR	49, 85, 94, 150, 282, 296
T. protracta	AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, TX, UT	4,124	723 (18)	+/+	H, L, R, T, WR	95, 96, 135, 150, 152, 153, 159, 187, 203, 204, 217, 237, 243, 255, 256, 259, 273, 282, 285, 296, 304, 320–322, 326, 327, 329, 330, 332, 335, 336, 339–341
T. recurva	AZ	565	71 (13)	+/+	C, H, L, R, WR	95, 96, 152, 237, 255, 256, 296, 321, 325, 329, 330, 332, 335, 336, 339
T. rubida	AZ, CA, NM, TX	1,340	96 (7)	+/+	H, L, WR	95, 96, 150, 152, 153, 156, 237, 256, 259, 273, 282, 296, 321, 324, 329, 330, 332, 335, 336, 341
T. rubrofasciata	FL, HI	2	2 (100)	+/+	H, LS, WP	12, 169, 255, 296, 337
T. sanguisuga	AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA	1031	151 (15)	+/+	D, H, L, LS, T, WP, WR	27, 41, 49, 54, 77, 90, 94, 116, 120, 128, 134, 147, 150, 152, 169, 195, 212, 218, 228, 231, 239, 254, 259, 282, 286, 296, 332, 345, 347
P. hirsuta	AZ, CA, NV	66	0 (0)	+/−	H, L, WR	169, 251, 252, 255, 256, 296, 324, 333, 335, 336

^aB, bird nest; C, cave; D, dog kennel; H, house; L, lights; LS, livestock pens; R, roadbed; RK, rocks; T, trees; WP, woodpile; WR, woodrat nest.