INCRIMINATION AND BLOOD FEEDING ON MOLECULAR MALARIA VECTORS IN PESAWARAN DISTRICT, LAMPUNG PROVINCE

There are 10 species of Anopheles spp. suspected as vectors of malaria in Lampung Province, namely An. vagus, An. sundaicus, An. barbirotris, An. acconitus, An. indefinite, An. kochi, An. subpictus, An. tesselatus, An. minimus, An. maculatus. Vector confirmation by PCR method is more effective as a tool to determine malaria vectors. Another thing that can support Anopheles spp mosquitoes to become malaria vectors is the preference for blood feed from the Anopheles. The female Anopheles mosquito feeds on human blood (anthropophilic) or livestock blood (zoophilic) at night. This study aims to confirm the presence of plasmodium in Anopheles spp species, determine Anopheles spp blood feed preferences and determine the distribution map of Anopheles spp. in Pesawaran Regency, Lampung Province. A sampling of Anopheles spp. carried out in 5 Coastal Villages in the working area of the Hanura Health Center, Tanjung Pandan District, Pesawaran Regency, Lampung Province. The Nested PCR test was carried out at the Laboratory of the Jakarta Environmental Health Engineering Center on female Anopheles spp. mosquitoes caught during night fishing. The results of this study confirmed that no Plasmodium was found in Anopheles sundaicus in the head and thorax, the blood in the stomach found 6 mosquitoes containing human blood, Anopheles sundaicus was most dominantly caught in 5 villages in Teluk Pandan District, Pesawaran Regency, Lampung Provinces. Density level An. sundaicus in Batu Meyan Village with MLR 4, Hanura Village MLR 3.75, Sidodadi Village MLR 3, Lempasing Village MLR 0.25 and in Tanjung Jaya Village with MLR 0. The activity of sucking blood from An. sundaicus began to be caught at 21.00 until 03.00 with the highest peak at 11.00-02.00 WIB (Western Indonesia Time).