ANALISIS MIKROSKOPIS TELUR SOIL TRANSMITTED HELMINTHS PADA BUAH STROBERI MENGGUNAKAN METODE SEDIMENTASI DAN FLOTASI

ABSTRACT

Intestinal worm infection is a health problem in the world, especially in tropical climates. This disease is transmitted through soil or is often called soil transmitted helminths. The species of the helminth group are Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm. The aim of this research was to determine the differences between sedimentation and flotation methods in identifying soil transmitted helminth eggs on strawberries in Ciwidey plantations. This research consisted of 28 strawberries taken from 14 strawberry pots. Observations were carried out using the sedimentation method using a 0.2% NaOH solution, while the flotation method used a 33% NaCl solution. The results of this research were 84 observational data on microscopic analysis of soil transmitted helminths eggs on strawberries with 2 verifiers. The results showed that in both methods No soil transmitted helminth eggs were found or it could be said that the results were negative

Key words: Soil Transmitted helminths, sedimentation and flotation, strawberries