Vet World Vol.12 November-2019 Article-6
Research Article
Veterinary World, 12(11): 1729-1734
https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2019.1729-1734
Study on vector mosquito of zoonotic Brugia malayi in Musi Rawas, South Sumatera, Indonesia
2. Department of Tropical Biology, Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
3. Postgraduate Program of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Background and Aim: Studies to determine abundance, distribution, species composition, and mosquito interactions are very important in understanding the risk of disease transmission to implement appropriate mosquito management in endemic areas. Lymphatic filarial worms are one of the parasites that are contracted and/or transmitted by mosquitoes when sucking the blood of infected humans or animals and then biting others. This research was conducted to study the abundance, species composition, mosquito biting cycles, density and periodicity of mosquitoes caught in Lubuk Pauh Village, Bulang Tengah Suku Ulu, Musi Rawas, South Sumatera, Indonesia, which is an endemic area of zoonotic Brugia malayi.
Materials and Methods: The mosquito collection was done in July 2018 using the human landing collection method for 11 h from 18.00 pm to 5.00 am Western Indonesian Time. The catching of mosquitoes was done both indoors and outdoors, and mosquitoes were identified under a dissecting microscope using an identification key to confirm their species. Detection of B. malayi larvae in mosquitoes was confirmed by dissection and polymerase chain reaction methods.
Results: The caught mosquitoes consisted of four species: Armigeres subalbatus, Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex vishnui, and Mansonia uniformis. Based on the Shannon–Wiener index, Lubuk Pauh Village has low mosquito species diversity (0.210). Ar. subalbatus was the dominant mosquito in Lubuk Pauh Village with dominance number 95.08, and it had the most frequent activity in each of periods of indoor and outdoor collection, with the highest density (man-hour density) at 18.00-19.00 (51.750). B. malayi infective stage larvae were not found in all mosquito species caught.
Conclusion: Existence of Ar. subalbatus, Cx. quinquefasciatus, and Ma. uniformis in Lubuk Pauh Village which is an endemic area of B. malayi shows that the area is at risk of lymphatic filariasis transmission. Keywords: Armigeres subalbatus, Brugia malayi, lymphatic filariasis, Musi Rawas, South Sumatera.
Keywords: Armigeres subalbatus, Brugia malayi, lymphatic filariasis, Musi Rawas, South Sumatera.
How to cite this article: Mulyaningsih B, Umniyati SR, Hadisusanto S, Edyansyah E (2019) Study on vector mosquito of zoonotic Brugia malayi in Musi Rawas, South Sumatera, Indonesia, Veterinary World, 12(11): 1729-1734.
Received: 31-05-2019 Accepted: 27-09-2019 Published online: 07-11-2019
Corresponding author: Budi Mulyaningsih E-mail: budi.mulyaningsih@ugm.ac.id
DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2019.1729-1734
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