Rat is one of the mammals that can be the source of transmission in endemic areas schistosomiasis. Rat collection was done by using trap in 22 foci that spread in 6 villages in Napu Highland, Poso District Central Sulawesi. This study was done to investigate the infection rate of Schistosoma japonicum in rats. The result showed that infection rate of Schistosoma japonicum in rats was 22.7% …
Schistosomiasis is one of neglected parasitic diseaseds and also a zoonosic disease, in addition to humans it also infect mammals. There were 13 known mammals that can be infected by schistosomiasis, i.e. cattle (Bos sundaicus), buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), horse (Equus Cabalus), dog (Canis familiaris), pig (Sus sp), civet cat(Vivera tangalunga), deer (Cervus timorensis), and various types of rat…
Schistosomiasis is only found at Napu and Lindu highland, Central Sulawesi in Indonesia. Schistosomiasis still as a public health problem, with its prevalence increase every year. The large scale by mass drug treatment using praziquantel has done to reduce the prevalence since 1980. To look for the possibility evidence of the development of resistance in S. japonicum to praziquantel in ende…