Diagnosis of diphtheria caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriaeshould be done immediately since delay of therapy may cause 20-fold increase rate of death. One method of rapid diagnostic to identify diphtheria is by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The fundamental issue of this method depends on the DNA, either its quality or quantity. The simple DNA extraction method, which is using mechani…
Schistosomiasis is a parasitic zoonotic disease caused by Schistosoma japonicum.In Indonesia, S. japonicumis only found in three endemic areas in the highlands of Central Sulawesi in Lindu valley, Napu and Bada with the snailOncomelania hupensis lindoensisas intermediate host. The aim of the study was to examine variation genetic of Oncomelania hupensis lindoensis using RAPD PCR. The resear…
Filariasis merupakan penyakit menular menahun yang disebabkan oleh cacing filaria. Di Indonesia terdapat 3 spesies cacing filaria yaitu; Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi dan Brugia timori. Spesiesutama yang ditemukan di Sumatera adalah B.malayi. Penularan filariasis melalui gigitan nyamuk daripenderita yang mengandung mikrofilaria. Penderita kronis dapat menjadi sumber penular filariasis bil…