Temephos has commonly been used as larvacide on Aedes aegypti control program. The aim of this quasi experimental study was to determine the influence of different temephos concentration to the morfology of Ae. aegypti eggs. The results showed that temephos caused the abnormalities of Aedes aegypti’s eggs. The abnormalities were in form of the eggs become thin, easily broken or cracke…
Tikus dikenal sebagai reservoir alami dari beberapa infeksi cacing yang penting bagi kesehatan masyarakat. Tikus mengandung mikroorganisme tersebut yang dapat ditularkan melalui kontak dengan kotoran tikus yang terinfeksi atau melalui ektoparasit. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi telur cacing zoonotik pada Rattus spp. di Pasar Kota Banjarnegara. Penelitian ini merupakan studi…
Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) adalah cacing golongan nematoda yang memerlukan tanah untuk perkembangan bentuk infektifnya. Di Indonesia golongan cacing yang penting dan menyebabkan masalah kesehatan masyarakat adalah Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, dan cacing tambang yaitu : Necator americanus dan Ancylostoma duodenale. Masalah kesehatan yang ditimbulkan akibat kecacingan adalah an…
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…
Background: An adequate intake of iodine cause one of public health problem in Indonesia community. One way to overcome this problem is through the use of iodized salt. The uses of salt in community beside in the cooking of food also use in food preservation such as the salted eggs. Objective: The objective of this study was to observe the iodine content of the salted eggs which proceed by usin…
Background:Pre-adult dengue vector is controlled through management of the environment and the use of insecticides, although they have not yet entirely reduced dengue cas es. Development of method to control dengue vector physically have been conducted using electric current device converting DC into AC current. Methods: The study was conducted in three stages, aimed to find the effectiveness…