Baseline Survey as a Framework of Rabies Control Program in Supporting West Java to Be Rabies Free In the Year of 2018

摘要

West Java province is one of 24 provinces in Indonesia, which is known as not rabies free. West Java is planned to be rabies free in the year of 2018. In supporting of West Java rabies free programs, Baseline surveys a the basis of control programs was conducted in the Jampang Tengah and Cisolok Sub-District in the District of Sukabumi, since March until October 2016. The method included laboratory examinations (blood profiles, helminths, antibody titre against rabies before and after vaccination); intervention (vaccination, deworming, and campaign); study on KAP of community towards rabies. The blood profile of dogs both in two-sub districts were in the normal range, however the value of hematrocit and the amount of Haemoglobin were slightly low. The prevalence of helminth infection in dog in Sukabumi was 20.83%. Blood parasite infection rate was low (0.6% as highest), but the prevalence rate was high (> 80%). vaccination increased the number of dogs that have a protective antibody titter (from 40.5% to 77.07% in the Sub-District of Cisolok and from 20.2% to 79.83% in Sub-DistrictJampang Tengah). The knowledge of community on rabies in Jampang Tengah and CisolokSub-District was in the medium category, but the majority of people applied bad practices related to rabies.