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Mina Padi as a Method in Vector Malaria Control at Pagak Village, Banjarnegara (Mina Padi sebagai Suatu Cara Pengendalian Jentik Vektor Malaria di Desa Pagak Banjarnegara)

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Intensification on rice ecosystem management has ling been carried out at Banjarnegara, Central Java as an effort to contribute the government programme, in enhanching the provision of foot source. However, a problem was encountered regarding to this system, habits of malaria vector Anopheles aconitus appeared to be available throughout the year. Fish culture in rice field of Java (the so-called mina padi system) has recently been developed by the Department of Agriculture, Banjarnegara regency. Study on mina padi system had been conducted in 1979-1984 in Pagak village, Purworejo Klampok subdistrict, to monitor the economic benefit and the impact on malaria disease control using fish. Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and larvivorous fist (Poecilia reticulata), were cultured in rice fields in Pagak village for enhanching farmer's economic benefit and controlling mosquito larvae. The project of fish culture in rice fields in Pagak village was terminated in 1984. Ten years later larvivorous fish (P. reticulata) were still available, and no malaria cases encountered since 1985, Rice fields fist culture system has now spread throughout the Banjarnegara regency, especially well developed in Mertasari village, Purwonegoro subdistrict. In 1994, Mertasari village got the first award in the National Competition of Intensification the Mina Padi System (INMINDI).

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Majalah Kesehatan Masyarakat,25(52)1995:23-27

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: ., 1995

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