The Musi River Estuary is influenced by human activities that potentially decrease water quality and increase organic matter content. These conditions may affect the composition of aquatic organisms such as macrozoobenthos. Polychaetes, as one of the macrozoobenthos groups, are used as indicators of water quality due to their tolerance to environmental changes. This study aims to identify the s…
Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH) adalah cacing usus manusiayang perkembangan infektifnya terjadi di tanah. Jenis cacing ini yang penting bagi manusia adalah Ascaris lumbricoides (cacing gelang), Trichuris trichiura (cacing cambuk), Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale (cacing tambang), dan Strongy-loides stercoralis (cacing benang). Infeksi STH ini masih merupakan masalah kesehatan masyara…
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui populasi cacing tanah dan spora mikoriza arbuskular pada tipe penutupan lahan berbeda di Desa Tanjung Baru Kecamatan Baturaja Timur, Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu. Hasil ini menunjukkan bahwa populasi cacing tanah terbanyak terdapat pada tipe penutupan lahan alang-alang (65 ekor m'2) diikuti oleh tipe penutupan lahan hutan sekunder (34 ekor m'2) dan tipe …
Telah dilakukan penelitian mengenai pengaruh perbandingan pakan tepung ampas tahu dengan tepung daun lamtoro (Leucaena glauca Bth.) terhadap pertumbuhan cacing tanah (lumbricus rubellus Hoffmeister). Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh perbandingan pakan tepung ampas tahu dengan tepung daun lamtoro yang paling baik untuk pertumbuhan cacing tanah. Penelitian menggunakan metode…
Soil-Transmitted Helminth (STH) infections remain a public health problem in Indonesia, with a prevalence of 28.12%. STH infections can lead to growth retardation in children and decreased work productivity in adults. Transmission occurs through the fecal–oral route, and consumption of contaminated vegetables can serve as a medium for infection. The development of hydroponic farming systems, …
Introduction: Flies are mechanical vectors of enteric pathogens and may carry Soil-Transmitted Helminth (STH) eggs, particularly in open-dumping landfill environments. This study assessed STH egg contamination on flies at the Palemraya disposal site and described fly density, species composition, and local environmental conditions. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in t…
Tubifex sp. (silkworms) is a natural food that farmers widely use to feed fish larvae because it has a higher nutrient content such as protein at 48%. Silkworm cultivation requires an appropriate feed dose to increase growth and survival. Feeding fermented feed can make the protein contained in the feed easily absorbed. This study aimed to determine the dose of fermented feed needed in the cult…
Introduction: In Indonesia, the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infection ranges from 2.5% to 62%, primarily affecting lower socioeconomic groups with poor sanitation. STH transmission can occur through fecal-oral routes, skin penetration of larvae, and mechanical vectors. Flies are vectors of foodborne diseases, including diarrhea, typhoid, dysentery, cholera, and helminthiasis.…
Helminth infections are a health problem that is still widely found. Personal hygiene habits and poor basic sanitation conditions of the house cause helminth infection rates and become public health problems, especially toddlers. The frequency of helminthiasis is closely related to personal hygiene and basic sanitation of the house that is the source of infection. This study aims to analyze the…
Pendahuluan: Kecacingan merupakan salah satu penyakit yang masih banyak terjadi di masyarakat namun kurang mendapatkan perhatian {neglected disease). Kecacingan memang tidak menyebabkan wabah yang muncul tiba-tiba ataupun menyebabkan banyak korban, tetapi merupakan penyakit yang secara perlahan menggerogoti kesehatan manusia, menyebabkan kecacatan tetap, penurunan inteligansia anak dan pada akh…
Research on the effect of the insecticide profenofos on production and viability of earthworm cocoons Pontoscolex corethrurus Fr. Mull has been carried out ffom July to October 2011 took place in Animal Physiology Laboratory Department of Biological Science University of Sriwijaya. This study aims to determine the concentration of profenofos how that affectsthe production of earthworms and decr…
Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) is an infectious disease caused by Ascaris lumbricoides Trichuris trichiura, and hookworms transmitted from the soil. The risk of STH will increase in areas with contaminated water, poor sanitation, and personal hygiene conditions, and it can be found in landfills. In the landfill, there are many adults and child scavengers who collect garbage. Then, the risk of …
Household organic waste is usually simply disposed of and if there is no good handling on it, it can have a negative impact on the environment. Whereas organic waste such as chinese cabbage, banana peels, egg shells and coconut pulps still have high enough nutritional content value that can be used as feed material for earthworms (Pontoscolex corethrurus). This study was conducted to find out w…
Limbah organik rumah tangga yang belum dimanfaatkan secara maksimal seperti limbah sawi, limbah kulit buah pisang, limbah cangkang telur dan limbah ampas kelapa masih mengandung nutrisi yang dibutuhkan oleh cacing tanah untuk pertumbuhannya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan laju konsumsi, efisiensi asimilasi dan bobot tubuh cacing tanah Pontoscolex corethrurus pada berbagai limbah orga…
The use of insecticides sevin in the field of agriculture is suspected to cause soil pollution. The insect has a negative influence on the life of non-target organisms in the soil such as earthworms Pontoscolex corethrurus Fr.Mull dikarnakan insecticide sevin is a group of carbamat with active substances karbaril where the way it works inhibits the activity of enzymes acetylcholinestra (AChE) i…
Carbaril is an active ingredient contained in a type of insecticide which is sold under the trademark Sevin 85 SP. The widespread use of carbaryl compounds in agriculture will cause more and more residues of these compounds to accumulate in the environment. The use of chemicals for a long time can damage soil fertility and disrupt the life of organisms in the soil such as earthworms. The most c…
Profenofos insecticide is an insecticide that is widely applied in agriculture because it is effective in eradicating insects and is easily biodegradable in nature. In addition to being beneficial in agriculture, insecticides can pollute the environment because they can cause the accumulation of toxic chemical compounds in addition to plant-disturbing insects as well as non-target organisms suc…
Telah dilakukan penelitian tentang Pengaruh Pemberian Feses Sapi dan Feses Kambing Terhadap Laju Konsumsi dan Efisiensi Asimilasi Cacing Tanah Pontoscolex coreihrurus Fr. Mull. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada bulan Februari sampai Juni 2012, bertempat di Laboratorium Fisiologi Hewan, Jurusan Biologi FMIPA UNSRI. Perlakuan pemberian pakan yaitu 100% feses sapi, 75% feses sapi + 25% feses kambing, …
Background: Helminth infection is a disease caused by intestinal worms that infect through the soil to human which is still being neglected. The world report approximately 24% of the world's population has worms, including school-aged children. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between nutritional intake and the incidence of helminth infection. Method: The method of th…
Infeksi cacing yang ditularkan melalui tanah (Soil Transmitted Helminths/STH) adalah salah satu infeksi paling umum di seluruh dunia. Salah satu faktor telur STH dapat menginfeksi manusia yaitu mengonsumsi sayuran yang tidak dimasak, dicuci, atau diolah dengan benar. Kontaminasi telur STH pada sayuran dapat disebabkan karena kontak dengan tanah yang mengandung telur STH. Penelitian ini bertujua…
Introduction: Worm Diseases are an infectious disease that is common in the tropics. The high prevalence of helminthiasis is caused by many people living in plantations. This is the risk factor, especially for elementary school children who often play on the ground. Objective: This study aims to analyze the deworming program and determine the factors associated with the incidence of worms in el…
Background. Soil Transmitted Helmints (STH) infection is a disease that is still a public health problem in Indonesia. The occurrence of this disease is caused by several factors, namely poor sanitation of the population to the processing of vegetables in the form of bad vegetable washing process. One of the vegetables that is often consumed by people in Indonesia raw and also used as a lalapan…
The purpose of this research was the Cocoon Production and Viability of Pontoscolex corethrurus Fr. Mull on various concentrations of Sevin insecticide to determine the production and viability of cocoons produced by earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus Fr. Mull at various concentrations of the insecticide Sevin. This research was conducted from March 2020 to April 2020. The research design used a…
Identification Of Worm Eggs Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH) In Lettuce On Hamburger Food That Sale At Ilir Barat I District. Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH) infection is an infection caused by worm parasites. The most common species that cause infection are Ascaris lumbricoides, Hookworm, Trichuris trichiura, Strongyloides stercoralis, and Trichostrongylus sp. One of the factors causing STH i…
ABSTRAK Identifikasi Telur Cacing Parasit Usus pada Hewan Ternak Sapi (Bos taurus) di Rumah Potong Hewan Jogoboyo Lubuklinggau Utara II dan Kambing (Capra hircus) di Unit Usaha Peternakan Warga Padat Karya Lubuklinggau Selatan II telah dilakukan pada bulan Maret sampai dengan Mei 2014, pengidentifikasian telur cacing parasit usus dilakukan di Laboratorium Taksonomi Hewan, Jurusan Biologi, Fak…