Effectiveness of Clay Kutai in Filaria Strongyloides stercoralis Reduction

Abstract

The current study in the rural area of Kutai Kertanegrara, East Kalimantan, Indonesia showed still high risk of Strongylodes stercoralis infection. The condition due to potential reinfected by filarial Strongylodes stercoralis in the environment from filarial contaminants surrounding households were closed with field rice and surrounding rubber and palm plantation. And then treatment strategy for reducing the filarial of Strongylodes stercoralis is very important by using clay Kutai. The high clay content in the soil in Kutai (59%) is potential for filaria Strongylodes stercoralis reduction.The purpose of this study saw the filarial larva of Strongylodes stercoralis reduction by clay Kutai with basic of study related concentration, duration of contact, and survival of the larva. The diagnosis that was used for the founding of Strongylodes stercoralis was the Kato Katz technique dan Agar Plate Culture/APC on 118 samples from the community surrounding palm and rubber plantations. In the experimental study 7 formula of clay Kutai which had used in the laboratory study. The result showed hookworm infection found in Sebuntal Village was 14(11,9%) . The experiment showed that clay Kutai has high effectiveness for inactivation of the filaria larva of Strongylodes stercoralis infection. The Clay formula with 10 mg(100%) could be killed the filaria larva of Strongylodes stercoralism < 1 minute reaction. Using clay Kutai has high effectiveness for inactivation of filaria larvae Strongylodes stercoralis infection that could be improved in practice wastewater treatment and the granulate of clay Kutai should be used to spread on wet soil that is contaminated with filaria larvae.