Judul: Prevalensi Penyakit yang Disebabkan oleh Parasit Darah pada Anjing di Companion Veterinary Clinic, Melaka, Malaysia.
Abstrak: A disease caused by canine blood parasites (tick-borne diseases), is a condition when dog is bitten by a tick carrying pathogen. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of diseases caused by canine blood parasites (Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis and Ehrlichliosis) at Companion Veterinary Clinic, Melaka, Malaysia from August 2020 to July 2022. Secondary data of 103 infected dogs were taken from the medical record. Dogs at their puppy stage were more commonly diagnosed at 26.21%. Both males and females show almost same prevalence which is 52.43% and 47.57% respectively. Mongrel have a relatively higher prevalence compared to pedigree dogs but there is no breed predisposition. Multiple infections cases are more common than single infection cases. Canine tick-borne diseases show higher prevalence between intermonsoon season in Malaysia. The most common clinical signs shown by dogs are anorexia, inactivity and bleeding diatheses. For supporting diagnosis, anemia and thrombocytopenia can be observed from the patients’ complete blood count results, test kit will show positive when antibodies or antigens are detected and parasites can also be observed under microscope using blood smear. Prevalence of tick borne diseases will be influenced by both intrinsic (age, sex) and extrinsic factors (weather)., Penyakit yang disebabkan oleh parasit darah pada anjing (penyakit kutu) adalah kondisi akibat anjing yang digigit oleh patogen pembawa kutu. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menilai prevalensi penyakit yang disebabkan oleh parasit darah anjing (Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis dan Ehrlichliosis) di Companion Veterinary Clinic, Melaka, Malaysia dari Agustus 2020 hingga Juli 2022. Data sekunder diperoleh dari catatan medis 103 anjing yang terinfeksi. Anak anjing umumnya didiagnosa sebesar 26,21%. Baik anjing jantan maupun anjing betina menunjukkan prevalensi yang hampir sama yaitu masing-masing 52,43% dan 47,57%. Mongrel memiliki prevalensi yang relatif lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan anjing pedigree tetapi tidak ada predisposisi ras. Kasus infeksi multipel lebih umum terjadi dibandingkan dengan kasus infeksi tunggal. Penyakit yang ditularkan melalui kutu anjing menunjukkan prevalensi yang lebih tinggi antara musim intermonsoon di Malaysia. Tanda-tanda klinis paling umum yang ditunjukkan oleh anjing adalah anoreksia, tidak aktif, dan diatesis berdarah. Untuk menunjang diagnosis, anemia dan trombositopenia dapat dilihat dari hasil hitung darah lengkap pasien. Test kit menunjukkan hasil positif bila antibodi atau antigen terdeteksi. Parasit juga dapat diamati di bawah mikroskop menggunakan apusan darah. Prevalensi penyakit kutu akan dipengaruhi oleh faktor intrinsik (umur, jenis kelamin) dan ekstrinsik (cuaca).
Keyword: blood parasites, canine, prevalence, tick-borne disease, parasit darah, anjing, prevalensi, kutu

Judul: Prevalensi Dermatomikosis pada Anjing dan Kucing di Ting & Lu Veterinary Center, Kuching
Abstrak: Dermatomycosis is a skin infection caused by dermatophytes and other opportunistic fungi on pet animals. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of cats and dogs that were diagnosed with some form of dermatomycosis in Ting and Lu Veterinary Center from November 2020 to January 2021. Signalment and treatment done were taken from the medical records. Treatments for the infection are usually antifungal cream, medicated shampoo and antibiotics for secondary infections. The prevalence of dermatomycosis cases is dependent on several variables such as the humidity, lifestyle of the animal, hair length and the variability of the different cat and dog breeds in the area. Cats at their prime age (3 to 6 years) were most commonly diagnosed at 60%, while dogs in their adult age (2 to 6 years) were most commonly diagnosed at 61.11%. The most predisposed breed for this study is domestic short-haired cats at 60% and local dogs at 37.84%. The data collected also shows that dermatophytes affect 100% of the cats that were affected with dermatomycosis during the study while in dogs it only affects 16.22% of the cases with the other 83.78% are Malassezia infection., Dermatomikosis adalah infeksi kulit yang disebabkan oleh dermatofita dan jamur oportunistik lainnya pada hewan peliharaan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui prevalensi kucing dan anjing yang diteliti dengan beberapa bentuk dermatomikosis di Ting and Lu Veterinary Center dari November 2020 hingga Januari 2021. Sinyal dan perawatan yang dilakukan diambil dari rekam medis. Perawatan untuk infeksi biasanya krim antijamur, sampo obat dan antibiotik untuk infeksi sekunder. Prevalensi kasus dermatomikosis bergantung pada beberapa variabel seperti kelembaban, gaya hidup hewan, kepanjangan rambut dan ras kucing dan anjing yang berbeda di daerah tersebut. Kucing pada usia prima (3 hingga 6 tahun) paling sering didiagnosis dengan dermatomikosis pada 60%, sedangkan anjing pada usia dewasa (2 hingga 6 tahun) paling sering didiagnosis pada 61,11%. Ras yang paling cenderung untuk penelitian ini adalah kucing peliharaan bulu pendek sebesar 60% dan anjing lokal sebesar 37,84%. Data yang terkumpul juga menunjukkan bahwa dermatofita menyerang 100% kucing yang terkena dermatomikosis pada durasi studi sedangkan pada anjing hanya menyerang 16,22% kasus dengan 83,78% lainnya merupakan infeksi Malassezia
Keyword: Canine, Dermatomycosis, Feline, Fungal, Prevalence

Judul: Peran Surfaktan Setiltrimetilamonium Bromida dan Natrium Dodesil Sulfat pada Sintesis ZnO dengan Metode Hidrotermal
Abstrak: Zno crystal is the main preference material in various applications recently, such as in semiconductors, ultraviolet lasers, and catalysts. This study aims to synthesize ZnO with addition of surfactant. ZnO crystals were synthesized by reacting ZnSO4, KOH, and surfactants using hydrothermal method. The first step was to determine the best ratio of ZnSO4: KOH (1:2; 1:3; 1:4, and 1:5) based on X-ray diffraction. The second step was to evaluate the role of surfactan cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) on the synthesis of ZnO crystals. The result of this study showed the best ratio of ZnSO4:KOH was 1:3, based on the least of impurities and the highest degree of crystallinity (85.64%). The addition of surfactant CTAB and SDS in the synthesis of ZnO increased the degree of crystallinity, which were 98.28% and 92.17%, respectively. Based on mathematical calculation using Scherrer equation, the crystal size without surfactant was 32 nm, whereas with CTAB and SDS the crystallited size were 28 nm and 29 nm, respectively. The degree of crystallinity and crystal size indicated that CTAB surfactant produce ZnO crystals with the best characteristics as compared to SDS surfactant or without surfactant.
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