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Malariometric Survey in Sindue and Ampibabo, Donggala District, Central Sulawesi (Survei Malariometrik di Kecamatan Sindue dan Ampibabo Kabupaten Donggala, Propinsi Sulawesi Tengah)

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Malaria is still a serious public health problem in Central Sulawesi. Only some parts of Donggala regency which it consists of the west and east coast areas have been included in with house spraying. To obtain the appropriate malaria control method in these areas, the was conducted in Sindue and Ampibabo subdistricts on May 1995. The objective of this survey were to assess the endemicity and malaria parasite rate, and to identify the species of Plasmodium in those subdistricts. The malariometric survey was carried out on all childen aged 0-9 year and clinical malaria patients from the 6 villages of Sindue subdistrict and another 6 villages of Ampibabo subdistrict. Physical examination included spleen examination by the Hackett method and malarial peripheral blood examination stained by were performed. Clinical malaria and positive malaria patients were treated with and based on the Ministry of Health guidance. In Sindue and Ampibabo subdistrict, the SR (2-9 years), CPR (0-9 years), IPR (0-11 mo), PR (2-9 years), FF (Pf and mixed) and SFR (Pf and mixed) were 26.9-53.4 percent and 21.5-64.3 percent, 1.9-2.5 and 1.9-2.4, 6.6-34.3 percent and 1.5-17.9 percent, 0-6.7 percent, 6.8-35.4 percent and 1.8-18.5 percent, 25.7-90.9 percent and 50.0-90.0 percent, 5.0-13.8 percent and 1.0-14.0 percent respectively. In Sindue subdistrict, there were falciparum malaria, vivax malaria, malariae malaria and mixed malaria infected by P. falciparum and P. vivax. However, in Ampibabo subdistrict there were only falciparum and vivax malaria. Sindue subdistrict is a mesoendemic-hyperendemic malaria area, high prevalence area, mainly infected by P. falciparum and there is active transmission. Ampibabo subdistrict is also a mesoendemic-hyperendemic malaria area, high prevalence area in several villages, mainly infected by P. falciparum and there is active transmission. The appropriate malaria control programme which could be implemented in Sumari, Taripa and Salaya villages are prompt treatment and distribution of bed nets. While in the other villages malaria control could also be implemented by house spraying especially in the villages will IPR more than 0 percent and mainly infected by P. falciparum.

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Buletin Penelitian Kesehatan,23(1)1995:56-66

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