Until 2012, four Plasmodium knowlesi malaria cases had been found in South Kalimantan. Objectives of this study were to determine the proporsion of P. knowlesi among microscopically positive malaria cases, clinical symptoms and morphology of P. knowlesi. This study is conducted in Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan in 2013-2014. Samples were microscopically positive malaria cases obtained…
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Malaria is one of the leading causes of mortality in risk populations such as infants, children, and pregnant women. Moreover, antimalarial drugs resistance, particularly Plasmodium falciparum malaria, has become a major problem in malaria control. South-East Sulawesi is a malaria endemic area where about 28,205 and 32,040 cases of malaria were reported in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Artes…
Tanaman Ketepeng (Cassia alata L.) dan Ketepeng Kecil (Cassia tora L.) merupakan tanaman obat yang memiliki berbagai macam kegunaan, diantaranya untuk mengobati malaria yang disebabkan oleh Plasmodium falciparum. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas ekstrak etanol daun ketepeng dan ketepeng kecil terhadap P. falcifarum secara in vitro yang dihubungkan dengan periode waktu d…