DETEKSI MOLEKULER VIRUS DENGUE SEROTIPE 3 PADA NYAMUK Aedes aegypti DI WILAYAH PURWOKERTO TIMUR

Abstract

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is an infectious disease caused by the Dengue virus and transmitted through by bite of Ae. aegypti. This mosquito is the main vector transmission of DENV with characteristics of the body and limbs are covered with scales silvery white lines. Mosquitoes are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, and Purwokerto is an endemic of DHF and at the same time found mosquitoes as the vectors. East Purwokerto is the highest region of DHF cases in Banyumas, and the outbreak was happened in Sokanegara on 2016 until cause death. Based on previous research states that the most found Dengue virus in Purwokerto is serotype 3. Therefore, detection molecular of Ae. aegypti need to be carried out in relation to prediction of dengue transmission to obtain preliminary information on the prevention and control of DENV. The purpose of this research is to detects Dengue virus in adult mosquitoes Ae. Aegypti as vector of DENV. The research method used is survey method withcross sectional and purposive sampling technique. The parameter observed is a positivity DENV serotype 3 on mosquitoes. The analysis of the survey data is a positivity DENV of mosquitoes. The results of the research showed that based on entomological survey in East Purwokerto, DENV serotype 3 was not detected in mosquitoes. Key Words :  Aedes aegypti, dengue hemorrhagic fever, DENV