Research Article

Frequency of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Synanthropic and Wild Rodents Captured in a Rural Community in Southeast of Mexico

Table 1

Total number of rodents and frequency (%) of sex (female/male) and age (adult/juvenile) of synanthropic and wild rodents captured in a rural community of southwest Mexico.

SpeciesTotalFemale  
n ()
Male  
n ()
Adult  
n ()
Juvenile  
n ()

Synanthropic
Rattus rattus2410 (42%)14 (58%)10 (42%)14 (58%)
Mus musculus2417 (71%)7 (29%)20 (83%)4 (17%)
Wild
Ototylomys phyllotis85 (63%)3(37%)7 (88%)1 (12%)
Peromyscus yucatanicus 86 (86%)1 (14%)3 (43%)4 (57%)
Sigmodon toltecus11 (100%)01 (100%)0
Heteromys gaumeri 179 (69%)4 (31%)7 (54%)6 (46%)
Peromyscus leucopus11 (100%)001 (100%)
Total8349 (63)29 (37)48 (62)30 (38)

1 and 4 samples without sex and age information.