Table 1. Class and order of blood meals identified in R. pallescens.
Class | Order | No. Blood Meals | % of Total | No. T. cruzi positive |
Mammalia | Xenarthra | 105 | 40.5 | 61 (1NA) |
Primata | 33 | 12.7 | 25 | |
Marsupialia | 32 | 12.4 | 29 (1NA) | |
Artiodactyla | 22 | 8.5 | 21 | |
Carnivora | 16 | 6.2 | 8 (2NA) | |
Rodentia | 11 | 4.2 | 8 (2NA) | |
Chiroptera | 10 | 3.9 | 5 | |
Aves | Galliformes | 11 | 4.2 | 10 |
Passeriformes | 3 | 1.2 | 3 | |
Unidentified | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | |
Ciconiiformes | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | |
Falconiformes | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | |
Reptilia | Squamata | 8 | 3.1 | 4 (1NA) |
Amphibia | Caudata | 4 | 1.5 | 0 (1NA) |
Total | 259 |
NA = trypanosomes not tested.