RALATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE DISTRIBUTION OF VACTOR BREEDING PLACES AND THE MALARIA CASES IN HIGH INCIDENCE AREA (HIA) IN CENTRAL LOMBOK DISTRICT, WEST NUSA TENGGARA PROVINCE

Mapping of malaria cases and the distribution of the malaria vector in high incidence area of central Lombok district was conducted in the villages of Bilelando, Kuta and Selong Belanak. The prupose of this study was to determine the epidemiology of malaria in those villages. The design of the study was cross sectional. Entomology activities conducted among others, identification of suspected malaria vector of adults and mosquito larvae as well as the breeding places. The mosquito collections were conducted by man-hour-density (MHD) method. Mosquito collected consisting of six species anopheles spp i.e. Anopheles vagus, An. subpictus, An. sundaicus, An maculatus, An. aconitus and An. annularis. Anopheles vagus was the predominant species and the peak of the density was found between 19.00-20.00, 21.00-22.00 and 01.00-02.00. Results of the ELISA test showed that An vagus was found harbouring sporozoites Plasmodium vivax. The potential Anopheles spp breeding place were found along the coastal areas such as lagoon, river and rice paddies near the coastal line. It was concluded that An. vagus was the potential malaria vector among six species collected and the breeding places were along the coastal areas.