Rabies virus detection using Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT – PCR) was considered to have high sensitivity and specificity. This method is relatively faster and easy to perform in comparison with other methods such as Fluorescent Antibody Test (FAT) and Mouse Inoculation Test (MIT). Therefore, the RT PCR method is used as ante mortem diagnosis of rabies. A total of 74…
Embryonic Stem Cells (ESC) are pluripotent stem cells which has the ablility to self renew and differentiate into form all cells in the body. Inner Cell Mass (ICM) as a source of ESC that can be obtained from blastocyst stage of embryos. Isolation can be done by several methods such as mechanical, enzymatic and immunosurgery. This study aimed to observe the effectiveness of usage immunosurg…
Based on national health research 2010, the coverage of basic immunization on West Kalimantan were 52,1%. It’s causes concern of outbreaks some immunizable prevented diseases in West Kalimantan . One of them is diphtheria. It was reported incidence of diphtheria suspect in Dalam Bugis, Pontianak Timur, Kota Pontianak, West Kalimantan in April 2013. A suspect of 12 years old girl was reported …
Chikungunya is a re-emerging disease that caused by alphavirus family Togaviridae. Chikungunya also can often caused outbreak in Asia, including Indonesia. Disease characterized by fever accompanied by pain in the joints of the dominant. Chikungunya virus is transmitted by mosquitoes, especially Aedes aegypti, A. Albopictus and Mansoniasp. This study was conducted to identify significant cl…
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is one of the serious health problems in Indonesia.There are always DHF cases every year. East Java is a province with high cases of DHF every year, with the peak of burden was 86,52 cases per 100.000 people in 2010. This study, conducted in 2011, was aimed to know the larval density figure and key container in the dengue endemic areas in East Java. In tot…