 The primary wildlife reservoirs for Trypanosoma cruzi in the United States include opossums , raccoons , armadillos , squirrels , woodrats , and mice . Opossums are particularly important as reservoirs , because the parasite can complete its life cycle in the anal glands of this animal without having to re @-@ enter the insect vector . Recorded prevalence of the disease in opossums in the U.S. ranges from 8 @.@ 3 % to 37 @.@ 5 % . 
 The primary wildlife reservoirs for Trypanosoma cruzi in the United States include opossums , raccoons , armadillos , squirrels , woodrats , and mice . Opossums <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>are</mark></a>particularly important as reservoirs , because the parasite can complete its life cycle in the anal glands of this animal without having to re @-@ enter the insect vector . Recorded prevalence of the disease in opossums in the U.S. <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>ranges</mark></a> from 8 @.@ 3 % to 37 @.@ 5 % . 
Da primary wildlife reservoirs for Trypanosoma cruzi in tdaUnited States include opossums , raccoons , armadillos , squirrels , woodrats , and mice . Opossums particularly important as reservoirs , cus the parasite can complete its life cycle in the anal glands of dis animal w/o havin to re @-@ enter thdansect vector . Recorded prevalence of thedasease in opossums in the U.S. range from 8 @.@ 3 % to 37 @.@ 5 % .