Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is a vector control method which safe to the environment and directed to specific target. The resistance vector against insecticide encourage the aplication of TSM in an effort to reduce the mosquito population. Indicators and parameters of the population can be determined by the percentage of eggs sterility. Sterile egg is an egg that does not contain an embryo a…
Malaria is still a health problem in Kulonprogo Regency, particularly in the Kokap Subdistrict. In the last two years indicate that in 2009, 1 out of 5 villages in Kokap Subdistrict were considered as malarious areas with Low Case Incidence (LCI). In the year of 2010, it increased to 3 villages. The increase of malaria cases in Kokap Subdistrict was related to the presence of Anopheline mosqui…
Integrated malaria vector control study has been conducted in the border area of Indonesia-Malaysia, Sebatik Island, Nunukan Regency, Kalimantan Timur Province. The objective of the study was to determine the impact of integrated vector control application against quantitative entomological indicators as malaria epidemiology variable. The evaluation was carried out by all night human landi…
Malaria remains to be a public health problem in Nunukan District (especially Sebatik island), East Kalimantan Province. Vector control programs using long lasting insecticide nets (LLINs), have been conducted by the Health Office. Yet malaria cases were still occurred on the previous years. Comprehensive research was conducted to determine the specific vector control strategies based on the v…
Vector control programs of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) have been conducted by Bontang Health Office, unfortunately DHF cases were still occurred in the years. Comprehensive research was conducted to determine the distribution of DHF cases using spatial analysis, in relation to positive larvae of breeding habitat distributions. The study was done in Belimbing village, West Bontang Subdistrict…
The identification of a point mutation in voltage-gated sodium channel gene was conducted on the major of dengue vector Aedes aegypti from Simongan Village, Semarang Municypality Central Java, which occurred to be resistant toward malathion and cypermethrin base on WHO methodology standard (impregnated paper). The objectives of this studi was to identify the point mutation on the codon 1014 o…
Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) happens to be a public health problem in Samarinda city, East Kalimantan Province. Dengue was reported endemic in the entire six subdistricts of the city. Various vector control programs have been conducted by the Health Office, yet the dengue cases were still occurred on the previous years. Comprehensive research was conducted to determine the spatial distributio…