Table 1.
Triatomine Bug Collection Site Descriptions with T. cruzi Infection Status of Bugs Collected from Each Site, and Human Blood Meals Taken by the Bugs. Only Successful Collection Site Details Are Listed. Details for Every Sample Site Are in Table S1.
| Site Name | Location | Site Description | Bugs Collected 1,2 | Human Blood Meals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infected | Uninfected | Total | Infected 3 | Uninfected 3 | Total | |||
| Blanchisseuse | Northern coast | Coastal human home adjacent to secondary forest | 1 (100%) |
0 | 1 | 1 (100%) |
0 | 1 |
| Coal Mine | Central range 4 | Scattered human homes adjacent to secondary forest | 40 (87%) |
6 (13%) |
46 | 22 (92%) |
2 (8%) |
24 |
| Matura | Northeast coast | Rural human home surrounded by secondary forest | 1 (50%) |
1 (50%) |
2 | 0 | 1 (100%) |
1 |
| Mt Harris | Central range 4 | Rural neighborhood in close proximity to secondary forest | 3 (60%) |
2 (40%) |
5 | 2 (67%) |
1 (33%) |
3 |
| Santa Cruz | Northern range 4 | Laundry area of peri-urban human home | 1 (100%) |
0 | 1 | 1 (100%) |
0 | 1 |
1 All bugs collected were Panstrongylus geniculatus, except for one Rhodnius pictipes male infected with T. cruzi. The R. pictipes individual was collected manually from the exterior wall of a house in Coal Mine. 2 Sites where just one bug was collected were public submissions, and not sites that were actively sampled. 3 Infection status refers to the bug with the blood meal, not the human.4 Central and northern ranges are the names of the east-west mountain ranges found in central and northern Trinidad.