ASPEK EPIDEMIOLOGI DALAM PENANGGULANGAN FILARIASIS DI INDONESIA

Abstract

In Indonesia three parasites of the order Filarioidea are known to affect man: Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori. The vectors of filariasis in Indonesia include a wide variety of mosquitoes from the genera Culex, Mansonia, Aedes, Anopheles and Armigeres, zympatic Filariasis are publich health problem espesially for rural areas out from Jawa-Bali. More development and treatment were doing to this disease but the prevalence in endemic areas still higly. Review epidemiology aspect of filariasis was doing with searching data about parasit, vektor, reservoir, environment, treatment and community participation for filariasis elimination in Indonesia. Reservoir that important in Indonesia was found only in B. malayi sub periodic and non periodic is Presbytis, Macaca fascicularis and dosmetic cat. In a good environment filariasis was trasmitionfrom human to human, human toanimals or animals to human. Filariasis elimination must be done in all aspect such parasite elimination, vektor elimination, and control the environment that can support parasite life cycle. Mass drugs administration (MDA) with DEC (Diethyl Carbamazine Citrat) still a practice treatment for eliminate filariasis in Indonesia behind community participation was important too. Key words: filariasis, epidemiology