BackgroundMalaria is a serious health issue in Indonesia. Mosquito control is one aspect of an integrated malaria management programme. To focus resources on priority areas, information is needed about the vectors and their habitats. This research aimed to identify the relationship between anopheline mosquitoes and topography in West Timor and Java.MethodsStudy areas were selected in three topographic types in West Timor and Java. These were: coastal plain, hilly (rice field) and highland. Adult mosquitoes were captured landing on humans identified to species level and counted.ResultsEleven species were recorded, four of which were significant for malaria transmission: Anopheles aconitus, Anopheles barbirostris, Anopheles subpictus and Anopheles sundaicus. Each species occupied different topographies, but only five were significantly associated: Anopheles annularis, Anopheles vagus and Anopheles subpictus (Java only) with hilly rice fields; Anopheles barbirostris, Anopheles maculatus and Anopheles subpictus (West Timor only) with coastal areas.ConclusionInformation on significant malaria vectors associated with specific topography is useful for planning the mosquito control aspect of malaria management.
The aim of this paper was to relate anopheline mosquito longevity to malaria incidence in two areas in Indonesia: West Timor and Central Java. We estimated the physiological age of females captured landing on humans or resting inside and outside buildings. The estimate was based on the state of the ovaries and was used to estimate longevity. The results showed that there were large differences between the two areas surveyed. In West Timor the longevity of the anophelines ranged from 13 to 23 days, sufficient for completing the intrinsic incubation cycle and for malaria transmission, whereas in Central Java the longevity was only 3 days, insufficient both for incubation and for transmission. We concluded that the West Timor study area had a greater risk of malaria transmission than that of Central Java and this was supported by village survey data that showed greater malaria incidence in West Timor than in Central Java.
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Dengan semakin meningkatnya kasus terkonfirmasi positif COVID-19 di wilayah provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT), suatu metode pemeriksaan diagnostik yang dapat menganalisa sampel dalam jumlah banyak dengan waktu singkat menjadi sangat imperatif untuk dilakukan. Menyikapi hal ini, sejumlah putra-putri NTT yang tergabung dalam organisasi Forum Academia NTT (FAN) memprakarsai penerapan metode pooled-test untuk analisa diagnostik sampel COVID-19 yang diharapkan dapat mengoptimalkan program pemerintah dalam mempercepat penanganan penyakit ini di wilayah NTT. Pada Maret 2020 lalu, sebanyak 13 teknisi laboratorium (laboran) telah berhasil diseleksi yang akan ditempatkan pada Laboratorium Biomolekuler Kesehatan Masyarakat Provinsi NTT, khususnya untuk menjalankan prosedur analisis sampel menggunakan metode tersebut di atas. Akan tetapi, sebelum para laboran ini siap beraktivitas, diperlukan suatu pelatihan khusus yang dapat membekali mereka dengan kompetensi dan keterampilan dasar yang diperlukan. Pada Juni 2020, pelatihan Biomolekuler tahap I telah dilaksanakan yang memiliki maksud dan tujuan tersebut. Topik pelatihan yang diajarkan berupa: Pengenalan Biosafety Lab dan Biosafety Cabinet, Teknik Penggunaan Mikropipet, Teknik Analisis DNA/RNA menggunakan metode Elektroforesis, Nano-Spektrofotometer, PCR dan qPCR, serta Pengenalan metode Pooled-test. Berdasarkan hasil observasi, para peserta dianggap telah cukup menguasai berbagai teknik Biomolekuler Dasar yang diajarkan yang diharapkan dapat berkontribusi terhadap hasil penanganan analisis sampel yang lebih akurat, terpercaya dan dapat dipertanggungjawabkan.
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