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. 2020 Aug 21;62:e57. doi: 10.1590/S1678-9946202062057

Table 3. Triatomine positivity rate for T. cruzi by region, species, stage and capture site in Piaui State from 2014 to 2017.

  Central-North North Southeast Southwest

N Positive (%) N Positive (%) N Positive (%) N Positive (%)
Triatoma brasiliensis                
Adults inside houses 1,970 9 (0.5%) 19 0 (0.0%) 9,297 115 (1.2%) 2,633 17 (0.6%)
Nymphs inside houses 664 4 (0.6%) 24 0 (0.0%) 3,645 26 (0.7%) 775 5 (0.6%)
Adults in peridomestic areas 1,267 32 (2.5%) 57 1 (1.8%) 3,817 68 (1.8%) 1,410 16 (1.1%)
Nymphs in peridomestic areas 3,489 12 (0.3%) 48 0 (0.0%) 9,890 50 (0.5%) 2,606 7 (0.3%)
Triatoma pseudomaculata                
Adults inside houses 3,758 35 (0.9%) 252 3 (1.2%) 1,037 6 (0.6%) 1,817 5 (0.3%)
Nymphs inside houses 192 1 (0.5%) 9 0 (0.0%) 140 0 (0.0%) 70 0 (0.0%)
Adults in peridomestic areas 377 3 (0.8%) 55 6 (10.9%) 260 6 (2.3%) 253 3 (1.2%)
Nymphs in peridomestic areas 5,533 21 (0.4%) 461 0 (0.0%) 729 2 (0.3%) 1,212 2 (0.2%)
Triatoma sordida                
Adults inside houses 3 0 (0.0%) 0 0 (0.0%) 112 1 (0.9%) 2,113 8 (0.4%)
Nymphs inside houses 0 0 (0.0%) 0 0 (0.0%) 7 0 (0.0%) 70 0 (0.0%)
Adults in peridomestic areas 20 0 (0.0%) 0 0 (0.0%) 10 1 (10%) 110 0 (0.0%)
Nymphs in peridomestic areas 6 0 (0.0%) 0 0 (0.0%) 29 0 (0.0%) 1,214 4 (0.3%)
Rhodnius sp.                
Adults inside houses 153 8 (5.3%) 9 1 (11.1%) 2 0 (0.0%) 0 0 (0.0%)
Nymphs inside houses 3 0 (0.0%) 0 0 (0.0%) 0 0 (0.0%) 0 0 (0.0%)
Adults in peridomestic areas 34 2 (5.9%) 26 7 (26.9%) 3 0 (0.0%) 0 0 (0.0%)
Nymphs in peridomestic areas 103 0 (0.0%) 3 0 (0.0%) 0 0 (0.0%) 0 0 (0.0%)
Panstrongylus sp.                
Adults inside houses 32 1 (3.1%) 3 0 (0.0%) 36 0 (0.0%) 19 4 (21%)
Nymphs inside houses 6 0 (0.0%) 0 0 (0.0%) 4 0 (0.0%) 0 0 (0.0%)
Adults in peridomestic areas 89 12 (13.4%) 7 4 (57.1%) 93 15 (16.1%) 36 3 (8.3%)
Nymphs in peridomestic areas 12 0 (0.0) 4 0 (0.0%) 9 0 (0.0%) 0 0 (0.0%)