MALARIA IN WANOKAKA AND LOLI SUB-DISTRICTS, WEST SUMBA DISTRICT, EAST NUSA TENGGARA PROVINCE, INDONESIA

DIN SYAFRUDDIN Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta, Indonesia; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Tamalanrea, Makassar, Indonesia; West Sumba District Health Department, Waikabubak, West Sumba District, Indonesia; University Medical Centre St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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PUJI B. S. ASIH Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta, Indonesia; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Tamalanrea, Makassar, Indonesia; West Sumba District Health Department, Waikabubak, West Sumba District, Indonesia; University Medical Centre St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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FARAH N. COUTRIER Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta, Indonesia; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Tamalanrea, Makassar, Indonesia; West Sumba District Health Department, Waikabubak, West Sumba District, Indonesia; University Medical Centre St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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LEILY TRIANTY Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta, Indonesia; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Tamalanrea, Makassar, Indonesia; West Sumba District Health Department, Waikabubak, West Sumba District, Indonesia; University Medical Centre St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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RINTIS NOVIYANTI Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta, Indonesia; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Tamalanrea, Makassar, Indonesia; West Sumba District Health Department, Waikabubak, West Sumba District, Indonesia; University Medical Centre St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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YAVETH LUASE Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta, Indonesia; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Tamalanrea, Makassar, Indonesia; West Sumba District Health Department, Waikabubak, West Sumba District, Indonesia; University Medical Centre St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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WAJIYO SUMARTO Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta, Indonesia; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Tamalanrea, Makassar, Indonesia; West Sumba District Health Department, Waikabubak, West Sumba District, Indonesia; University Medical Centre St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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MARTEN CALEY Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta, Indonesia; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Tamalanrea, Makassar, Indonesia; West Sumba District Health Department, Waikabubak, West Sumba District, Indonesia; University Medical Centre St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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ANDRE J.A.M. VAN DER VEN Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta, Indonesia; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Tamalanrea, Makassar, Indonesia; West Sumba District Health Department, Waikabubak, West Sumba District, Indonesia; University Medical Centre St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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ROBERT W. SAUERWEIN Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta, Indonesia; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Tamalanrea, Makassar, Indonesia; West Sumba District Health Department, Waikabubak, West Sumba District, Indonesia; University Medical Centre St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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Malaria has long been known as one of the major public health problems in West Sumba District, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. To obtain baseline data for establishment of a suitable malaria control program in the area, malariometric surveys were conducted in two sub-districts, Wanokaka and Loli, during the periods of January, May, and August 2005. The survey included three selected villages in each sub-district, and blood smear analyses of 701, 921, and 894 randomly selected subjects in January, May, and August revealed 30.5%, 25.3%, and 28.2% malaria positives, respectively, consisting mainly of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax, and in a few cases, P. malariae. Analysis of malaria prevalence at different age groups clearly reflected the common phenomenon that younger individuals are more vulnerable by infection of either P. falciparum or P. vivax. In falciparum malaria, the frequency of cases carrying gametocytes was also relatively high involving all age groups. The findings indicate that the malaria incidence and transmission in the area are relatively high and that further exploration is warranted to establish a precise malaria control program.

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Reprint requests: D. Syafruddin, Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jalan Diponegoro 69, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia. E-mail: din@eijkman.go.id.
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