Spot Survey Reservoir Leptospirosis di Beberapa Kabupaten Kota di Jawa Tengah

Leptospirosis is currently a public health problem in Central Java especially in Demak district,Klaten, Pati and Semarang city. Spot survey aims to find out the type mice reservoir was conducted inMay-August2010. Surveymethodsbycollectiontypes ofrat andexaminationofbloodserumofrats.Thesurvey showedthat roofrat (Rattus tanezumi) dominatethe habitathousesin KlatenDistrict(88%) Pati (76%) and Semarang City (50%). Brown rat R. norvegicus was found in Demak regency(15%) and Semarang City (16%). Polinesian rat R. exulans is found only in the cityofSemarang (1).Othersmall mammalspecies found in habitats serind homeis homececurut Suncusmurinus.InDemak regency (12), Pati (5) Klaten Regency (3) and in Semarang (7). Leptotek Lateralflowexamination indicated that theroofrat R. tanezumi seropositivity against leptospira antibody that is inDemak District (2), Klaten (1), Pati (1) and Semarang City (1). Likewise, brown rat R. norvegicuswere found in Demak district (1) seropositivity againstbacterialeptospira antibodies. Roofrat R.tanezumi and Brown rat R. norvegicus potentialas reservoirs ofleptospirosis in Central JavaProvince