Salah satu upaya untuk meningkatkan kapasitas laboratorium pemeriksa PCR COVID-19 adalah dengan pelatihan. Beberapa pelatihan terkait pemeriksaan PCR COVID-19 telah dilakukan, tetapi materi pada setiap pelatihan belum seragam. Dalam rangka menyiapkan semua laboratorium dengan pengetahuan dan pemahaman yang sama mengenai teknis pemeriksaan Real-Time RT-PCR, keamanan serta keselamatan hayati, mak…
Influenza is a disease that occurs throughout the year in Indonesia. Surveillance of ILI (Influenza-Like Illness) has been ongoing since 2006, but information on the effect of climate change on the distribution of influenza virus in Indonesia is still limited. This study aims to determine the distribution pattern of influenza due to climate change in Indonesia in 2012-2013. This study used I…
Pengotan village is one of Bali indigenous people in Bangli district. Early aged marriage and pre-marital pregnancy are quite common in this village which influence to maternal and child health and nutrition. Considering that situation, intervention package through cultural approach involving community leaders. The research was observational, investigations conducted by participation among i…
Rabies virus detection using Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT – PCR) was considered to have high sensitivity and specificity. This method is relatively faster and easy to perform in comparison with other methods such as Fluorescent Antibody Test (FAT) and Mouse Inoculation Test (MIT). Therefore, the RT PCR method is used as ante mortem diagnosis of rabies. A total of 74…
Shipping and storage of measles serum specimens from fields to the reference laboratory must consider the cold chain in order to maintain the stability of immunoglobulin M (IgM) in serum. Meanwhile, to maintain the cold chain needs special handling. This study aimed to determine the use of filter paper as an alternative in shipping and storage of specimens. This experimental study used meas…
Background: ILI surveillance in Indonesia has been conducted since 2006, but no data on the bacteria can be detected and caused ILI has been obtained. Method: From March to December 2012, Center for Research on Biomedic and Basic Health Technology’s laboratory was receiving throat and nose swab specimens from nine Public Health Centers appointed as the sentinels for ILI surveillance. Thes…
A survey of nematodes paraziting rats was conducted in the Pakuli village in July 2008. A total of 35 rats consisted of 23 Rattus tanezumi and 12 Bunomys chrysocomus were trapped alive in house, mixed plantations, rice fields and secondary forest. As the results, 25 (71.43%) of the trapped rats were parasitized with one or more of nematodes, and the rest were free. The obtained nematodes were S…