A review: the prevalence of dermatophytosis on cats in Indonesia and Turkey

Dermatophytosis (ringworm) is an important feline skin disease primarily caused by the dermatophyte genera Microsporum and Trichophyton which may be affected by climate. Studying the prevalence of dermatophytosis on cats in Indonesia and Turkey was the main purpose of this article review. The articles reviewed were two articles from Turkey published consecutively on year 2011 and 2016, and an article from Indonesia published on year 2017. The findings showed that the prevalence of dermatophytosis in Indonesia was 17/30 (56.7%) while Turkey was 52/428 (12.1%). The age of the infected animals was the only predictor that had a major effect on the incidence of dermatophytosis on cats, as shown by the excellent positive cases of cats under one year of age relative to other age groups. In conclusion, the prevalence of dermatophytosis on cats in Turkey was slightly lower compared to the prevalence of feline dermatophytosis in subtropical country (Indonesia) and the variations may be attributed to the variation in humidity and temperature faced in both countries.

The tropospheric scintillation prediction of earth-to-satellite link for Bangladeshi climatic condition

The performance of earth-to-satellite link largely depends on various environmental factors like rain, fog, cloud, and atmospheric effects like ionospheric and tropospheric scintillation. In this paper, the tropospheric scintillation of Bangladesh, a subtropical country, is predicted based on measured climatic parameters, like relative humidity, temperature. In this prediction, ITU scintillation model are used. Four major cities, named Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi and Sylhet, of Bangladesh are selected for prediction of scintillation. From the simulation result, Rajshahi is found to be the most badly affected region by the scintillation fade depth (SFD), which is followed by Chittagong and the SFD is minimum in Dhaka and Sylhet. The difference in SFDs among the considered cities does not vary heavily. It is also found that the SFD varies from 3 dB to 13 dB depending on the frequency in used. Moreover, higher scintillation is found in rainy season of Bangladesh. During this period, the scintillation becomes double of the average figure.

Membandingkan Status Hematologis Pasien Malaria Falciparum dengan Vivax di RSUP M. Djamil Januari 2011 – Maret 2013

AbstrakMalaria merupakan masalah kesehatan yang besar di daerah tropis dan subtropis termasuk di Indonesia. Jenis malaria yang sering terjadi di daerah Sumatera adalah malaria falciparum dan vivax. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan status hematologis pasien malaria falciparum dengan malaria vivax. Jenis penelitian ini adalah analitik retrospektif, dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 67 orang. Data dikumpulkan melalui hasil rekam medis yang kemudian dianalisis melalui uji T-test Independent dan Mann-Whitney. Hasil penelitian ini didapatkan nilai signifikasi p<0,05 pada perbedaan nilai hemoglobin yaitu 0,027, perbedaan nilai hematokrit yaitu 0,03, dan pada perbedaan jumlah trombosit yaitu 0,03. Nilai signifikasi p>0,05 pada jumlah hitung leukosit yaitu 0,89.Dari hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat nilai hemoglobin, hematokrit dan trombosit pada pasien malaria falciparum signifikan lebih rendah daripada malaria vivax. Jumlah leukosit pada pasien malaria falciparum tidak signifikan lebih rendah daripada malaria vivax.Kata kunci : malaria falciparum, malaria vivax, hematologisAbstractMalaria is a major public health problem in tropical and subtropical country, including in Indonesia. The most type of malaria in Sumatera are malaria falciparum and vivax.The objective of this study was to determine haematological status in falciparum and vivax malaria patient at M Djamil hospital. This study was an analytic retrospective study, with a total sample of 67 patients. Data were collected through medical records than analyzed by T-test Independent and Mann-Whitney. The result of this study, the significance value p<0,05 were found in difference of hemoglobin value (0,027), in difference of haematocrit value (0,03) and in difference of thrombocyte count (0,03). The significance value p>0,05 was found in difference of leukocyte count (0,89). From these result, it can be concluded that the haemoglobin value, haematocrit value and thrombocyte count are significantly lower in falciparum malaria patient than vivax malaria patient. Leukocyte count is not significantly lower in falciparum malaria patient than vivax malaria patient.Keywords: falciparum malaria, vivax malaria, haematological