scholarly journals Tumbuhan Obat: Pendekatan Alternatif dalam Pengendalian Nyamuk Aedes aegypti dan Virus Dengue Penyebab Demam Dengue

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-90
Author(s):  
Ign Joko Suyono ◽  
Aditya K. Karim

Dengue is the most important emerging tropical viral disease of humans in the world today. Aedes aegypti is a major mosquito vector responsible for transmitting many viral diseases and this mosquito that spreads major health problems like dengue fever. The resistance of Ae. aegypti to insecticides is already widespread and represents a serious problem for programmes aimed at the control and prevention of dengue in tropical countries. The search for compounds extracted from medicinal plant preparations as alternatives insecticide for mosquito control is in immediate need. Alternative approach for control Ae. aegypti dan virus dengue using the medicinal plant will be discussed in this paper.Key words: Medicinal plant, Aedes aegypti, dengue fever, dengue haemorragi fever, dengue shock syndrome

2021 ◽  
pp. 50-52
Author(s):  
Rukuzo Nyeka ◽  
Indraneel Dasgupta

Introduction: Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by a avivirus. There are four distinct serotypes of dengue virus, namely DEN-1, 2, 3 and 4. Female Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are the primary and secondary vectors in Malaysia, respectively. Evidently, dengue is the most rapidly spreading arboviral disease in the world. Aim: To know about the knowledge and current practice of the emergency physicians and other physicians regarding admission criteria of dengue fever in Kolkata. To preserve the resource and to prevent unnecessary utilization of hospital facilities during dengue epidemics by following up the proper criteria of admission for acute febrile patient suspecting of dengue fever/ dengue hemorrhagic fever/ dengue shock syndrome from the emergency department. Materials and methods: This is a questionnaire-based study and the study was conducted in peerless hospital and b.k roy research centre. The duration of the study was one year (from 1/01/2019- 31/12/2020). Apre validated questionnaire was distributed among the emergency physicians and other general physicians who deal with management of dengue patients and the responses so obtained were analysed. Total 125 participants were present in this study. Result: We found that 5(4.0%) doctors work in Cardiology department, 40(32.0%) doctors work in Emergency medicine department, 6(4.8%) doctors work in Gynecology department, 46(36.8%) doctors work in Medicine department, 8(6.4%) doctors work in Nephrology department, 8(6.4%) doctors work in Neurology department, 8(6.4%) doctors work in Orthopedic department and 4(3.2%) doctors work in Surgery department. Conclusion: However, a knowledge gap has been reported regarding important issues in clinical presentation, treatment, prevention, and control. Practices regarding frequent clinical monitoring were consistent with local and international guide-lines


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 1194
Author(s):  
Belgin Premkumar ◽  
Baburaj S. ◽  
Margaret Hepzibah N. ◽  
Misha K. P. ◽  
Binu Abraham

Background: Dengue fever is the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral disease in the world.Incidence has increased 230-fold with increasing geographic expansion with potential for further spread. The rapidly expanding global footprint of dengue is a public health challenge with an economic burden. This study’s objective is to assess the outbreak of epidemic of dengue fever in a tertiary care children hospital and to describe their socio-demographic, clinical outcome and serological profile.Methods: It is an observational descriptive study conducted for a period of 1 year in less than 12 years old children in a tertiary care hospital at Southern Tamil Nadu.Results: Among the 360 children admitted with dengue fever, there were 198 boys (55%) and 162 (45%) were girls. Maximum incidence of dengue incidence was seen in infants less than 1 year (25%). The highest number of cases were admitted during September and October. The most common affected age group was less than 3 years with 179 (49%). Among the cases, 297 (82%) were of severe dengue which constitute dengue haemorrhagic fever-183(38%) and Dengue shock syndrome 114 (62%). Serological analysis showed NS1 Ag was positive in 144 children (40%), Dengue IgM was positive in 54 children (15%), both IgM and IgG positive in 126 children (35%) and IgG was positive in 36 children (10%). Out of the total children admitted with dengue fever, the case fatality was 0.5% (2 children).Conclusions: This study highlights the importance of WHO clinical criteria for early diagnosis of severe dengue. Moreover, the early and intensive management reduces the mortality significantly.


Author(s):  
Sadie Ryan ◽  
Catherine Lippi ◽  
Ryan Nightingale ◽  
Gabriela Hamerlinck ◽  
Mercy Borbor-Cordova ◽  
...  

Dengue fever is an emerging infectious disease in the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador, with the first cases reported in 2002 and subsequent periodic outbreaks. We report results of a 2014 pilot study conducted in Puerto Ayora (PA) on Santa Cruz Island, and Puerto Baquerizo Moreno (PB) on San Cristobal Island. To assess the socio-ecological risk factors associated with dengue and mosquito vector presence at the household level, we conducted 100 household surveys (50 on each island) in neighborhoods with prior reported dengue cases. Adult mosquitoes were collected inside and outside the home, larval indices were determined through container surveys, and heads of households were interviewed to determine demographics, self-reported prior dengue infections, housing conditions, and knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding dengue. Multi-model selection methods were used to derive best-fit generalized linear regression models of prior dengue infection, and Aedes aegypti presence. We found that 24% of PB and 14% of PA respondents self-reported a prior dengue infection, and more PB homes than PA homes had Ae. aegypti. The top-ranked model for prior dengue infection included several factors related to human movement, household demographics, access to water quality issues, and dengue awareness. The top-ranked model for Ae. aegypti presence included housing conditions, mosquito control practices, and dengue risk perception. This is the first study of dengue risk and Ae. aegypti presence in the Galápagos Islands.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anish Laul ◽  
Poonam Laul ◽  
Vamsi Merugumala ◽  
Ravi Pathak ◽  
Urvashi Miglani ◽  
...  

Introduction.Dengue fever is an arboviral disease, which is transmitted by mosquito vector and presents as varied clinical spectrum of dengue fever (DF), dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), dengue shock syndrome (DSS), and expanded dengue syndrome (EDS) with atypical presentations, thus posing a diagnostic dilemma. Unless we are aware of these presentations, diagnosis as well as early initiation of treatment becomes difficult. We studied the various clinical presentations of dengue infection during an outbreak of disease in 2015.Materials and Methods. A total of 115 confirmed cases of dengue infection from Department of Medicine of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, New Delhi, were enrolled in this observational study.Results.The common signs and symptoms of dengue infection were fever, headache, body ache, backache, retro-orbital pain, bleeding manifestations, and rash in 100%, 87%, 86%, 58%, 41%, 21%, and 21%, respectively. Nonspecific or warning signs and symptoms included vomiting, weakness, abdominal pain, breathlessness, vertigo, sweating, and syncope. Other possible signs and symptoms of coinfections, comorbidities, or complications included diarrhea, sore throat, and neurological manifestations. There were seven patients with coinfections and four with comorbidities. The final diagnosis of these patients was DF (73%), DHF (16.5%), DSS (1.7%), and EDS (4.3%). Among EDS patients, the atypical presentations included encephalopathy, lateral rectus nerve palsy, acalculous cholecystitis, and myocarditis. Four patients required ICU care and there was no death in this study.Conclusion. Knowledge of atypical presentations is a must for early diagnosis and timely intervention to prevent life-threatening complications.


2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan T. Sigarlaki ◽  
Victor D. Pijoh ◽  
Josef S.B. Tuda

Abstract: Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a viral disease that can cause death within a very short time (a few days). The main vector of DHF is Aedes aegypti mosquito, whereas the potential vector is Aedes albopictus. In the context of prevention of DHF, environmental data associated with bionomics mosquito vector of DHF, the Maya Index, are needed. DHF is still a public health problem. And for the case that there is in the city of Manado in 2013, in this case in the district of Singkil, acquired as many as 43 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever. This study aimed to describe the Maya Index at the houses of dengue hemorrhagic fever patients in the village of West Kombos, Singkil districts. Maya Index is based on hygiene risk index (HRI) and breeding risk index (BRI). This was a descriptive study. Samples were houses of patients with DHF in 2015 from January to December. The results showed that there were four patients during the year 2015. Observation of the four houses and calculation of the data indicated that two houses were in low category of Maya Index, one house in medium category of Maya Index, and one house in high category of Maya Index. Keywords: dengue hemorrhagic fever, Maya index Abstrak: Demam berdarah dengue (DBD) adalah penyakit virus yang berbahaya karena dapat menyebabkan kematian dalam waktu yang sangat singkat (beberapa hari). Vektor utama DBD ialah nyamuk Aedes aegypti, sedangkan vektor potensialnya ialah Aedes albopictus. Dalam konteks penanggulangan DBD, juga diperlukan data lingkungan terkait dengan segi bionomik nyamuk vektor DBD, yaitu Indeks Maya. DBD masih merupakan masalah kesehatan masyarakat di kota Manado. Pada tahun 2013, di Kecamatan Singkil didapatkan sebanyak 43 kasus DBD. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran Indeks Maya pada rumah penderita DBD di Kelurahan Kombos Barat Kecamatan Singkil. Indeks Maya didasarkan pada hygiene risk index (HRI) dan breeding risk index (BRI). Jenis penelitian ialah deskriptif. Sampel penelitian ialah rumah dari penderita DBD tahun 2015 sejak bulan Januari-Desember. Dari hasil penelitian didapatkan empat penderita sepanjang tahun 2015 dan setelah dilakukan observasi ke rumah penderita dan perhitungan data didapatkan dua rumah masuk pada kategori Indeks Maya rendah, satu rumah masuk pada kategori Indeks Maya sedang, dan satu rumah masuk kategori Indeks Maya tinggi.Kata kunci: demam berdarah dengue, indeks Maya


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aryana Zardkoohi ◽  
David Castañeda ◽  
Carmen Castillo ◽  
Juan C Lol ◽  
Francisco Lopez ◽  
...  

AbstractAedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) is considered the most important mosquito vector species for several arboviruses (e.g., dengue, chikungunya, Zika) in Costa Rica. The main strategy for the control and prevention of Aedes-borne diseases relies on insecticide-based vector control. However, the emergence of insecticide resistance in the mosquito populations present a big threat for the prevention actions. The characterization of the mechanisms driving the insecticide resistance in Ae. aegypti are vital for decision making in vector control programs. Therefore, we analyzed the voltage-gated sodium channel gene for the presence of the V1016I and F1534C kdr mutations in pyrethroid-resistant Ae. aegypti populations from Puntarenas and Limon provinces, Costa Rica. The CDC bottle bioassays showed that both Costa Rican Ae. aegypti populations were resistant to permethrin and deltamethrin. In the case of kdr genotyping, results revealed the co-occurrence of V1016I and F1534C mutations in permethrin and deltamethrin-resistant populations, as well as the fixation of the 1534C allele. Therefore, our findings make an urgent call to expand the knowledge about the insecticide resistance status and mechanisms in the Costa Rican populations of Ae. aegypti which must be a priority to develop an effective resistance management plan.


2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 219-226
Author(s):  
Hanan S. Alyahya ◽  
Mohammed A. Alkuriji ◽  
Lina Soror ◽  
Nada Ghazal ◽  
Khulud Alghannam ◽  
...  

Severe human diseases are spread by mosquitoes, causing millions of deaths every year. Many well-known and severe problems have been caused by the indiscriminate use of synthetic chemical insecticides, such as the residual insecticides for humans and environment and high operating cost in addition to the possibility of developing insect resistance.The larvicidal and delayed effects of the body wall extract of Holothuria scabra and leaves extract of Acalypha fruticosa against 4th instar larvae of mosquito, Aedes aegypti were evaluated. Ethanolic extract of H. scabra recorded more larvicidal efficiency(LC50, 79.31 ppm) than A. fruticosa leaves extract (152.86 ppm) by about 1.93 folds.Morphological features showed abnormalities on the larval and pupal stages with H. scabra and to less extent with A. fruticosa. Therefore, it is possible to build on the results of this study to use these two extracts to control of A. aegypti mosquitoes and in line with recent trends in adopting combat methods that are safe on humans and the environment.


2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (41) ◽  
pp. e2106828118
Author(s):  
Nigel W. Beebe ◽  
Dan Pagendam ◽  
Brendan J. Trewin ◽  
Andrew Boomer ◽  
Matt Bradford ◽  
...  

Releasing sterile or incompatible male insects is a proven method of population management in agricultural systems with the potential to revolutionize mosquito control. Through a collaborative venture with the “Debug” Verily Life Sciences team, we assessed the incompatible insect technique (IIT) with the mosquito vector Aedes aegypti in northern Australia in a replicated treatment control field trial. Backcrossing a US strain of Ae. aegypti carrying Wolbachia wAlbB from Aedes albopictus with a local strain, we generated a wAlbB2-F4 strain incompatible with both the wild-type (no Wolbachia) and wMel-Wolbachia Ae. aegypti now extant in North Queensland. The wAlbB2-F4 strain was manually mass reared with males separated from females using Verily sex-sorting technologies to obtain no detectable female contamination in the field. With community consent, we delivered a total of three million IIT males into three isolated landscapes of over 200 houses each, releasing ∼50 males per house three times a week over 20 wk. Detecting initial overflooding ratios of between 5:1 and 10:1, strong population declines well beyond 80% were detected across all treatment landscapes when compared to controls. Monitoring through the following season to observe the ongoing effect saw one treatment landscape devoid of adult Ae. aegypti early in the season. A second landscape showed reduced adults, and the third recovered fully. These encouraging results in suppressing both wild-type and wMel-Ae. aegypti confirms the utility of bidirectional incompatibility in the field setting, show the IIT to be robust, and indicate that the removal of this arbovirus vector from human-occupied landscapes may be achievable.


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