Table 2.
Mammals Collected from Primate Facility Grounds Summer 2016, with Results of T. cruzi qPCR on DNA Extracted from Heart Tissue and Blood Clot.
| Species | Common name | Overall no. T. cruzi qPCR positive/no. tested | No. with positive heart | No. with positive blood | T. cruzi Strain type (DTU) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Didelphis virginiana | Virginia opossum | 4/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | TcI |
| Procyon lotor | Raccoon | 2/5 | 1/2 | 2/2 | TcIV |
| Mephitis mephitis | Striped skunk | 2/3 | 2/3 | 2/3 | TcI, TcIV |
| Sigmodon hispidus | Cotton rat | 0/27 | 0/27 | 0/27 | – |
| Neotoma floridana | Woodrat | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | – |
| Rattus rattus | Roof rat | 0/8 | 0/8 | – | |
| Peromyscus sp. | Mouse | 0/1 | 0/1 |