A seroepidemiological study using a modified indirect fluorescence antibody test (MIFA) according to the IFA method described by Perlmann et al. had been conducted on 282 sera collected from people living in a malarious hypoendemic area in Wonosobo, Central Java. The aim of this study was to know the antibody response/antibody amount against Pf155/RESA of those people and its relationship whit …
Malaria is still a major public health problem in Indonesia, and prevalence rate is high in some areas. To control malaria is extremely difficult due to interaction between host-agent and vector. Malaria falciparum parasites have been resistant to chloroquine due to the long and improver use. The alternative drugs such as fansidar and quinine are more toxic and often produce a severe side effec…
Sekotong subdistrict, West Lombok regency, West Nusa Tenggara province was known as malaria endemic area. In this case Anopheles mosquito which act as the vector showed very important factors in the transmission and effort of control of the disease. The entomological survey was done in the three subvillages : Sayong, Longlongan and Labuhan Poh of Sekotong subdistrict by identification of breedi…
A study ovalocytosis was perfomed in endemic malaria areas of the West Lombok subdistric, West Nusa Tenggara Province, covering the periods of 1991, 1992 (August, October, December) and 1993 (April, June) in different areas which their prevalence were 8.8 percent (year 1991), 1.9 percent (year 1992) and 3.8 percent (year 1993). Examination of blood smear with Giemsa stained of all subject studi…