KEJADIAN TOXOCARIASIS PADA KUCING BERDASARKAN RAS KUCING DI DAERAH ISTIMEWA YOGYAKARTA

NURHUDA, Wisnu Nurcahyo

2014 | Skripsi |

Toxocariasis merupakan penyakit parasit nematoda yang sering menyerang kucing. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kejadian Toxocariasis pada kucing di Yogyakarta. Sebanyak 280 feses kucing digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Pemilik diberi kuisioner berisi data pemeriksaan umum, jenis kelamin kucing, umur, ras, status vaksinasi, asal usul kucing, sistem pemeliharaan, pakan yang diberikan, dan frekuensi diare. Sampel feses diperiksa di Laboratorium Parasitologi Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan Universitas Gadjah Mada, dengan metode natif dan sentrifus, kemudian data yang diperoleh pada pemeriksaan dianalisis secara deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan ada 7 dari 280 sampel ditemukan telur cacing Toxocara sp. Kucing domestik yang terinfeksi Toxocara sp. ada 4 kucing, 2 kucing Angora, dan 1 kucing Persian. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa tingkat infestasi Toxocara sp. pada kucing di Yogyakarta 2,5 % (7/280), kucing domestik 0,051 % (4/78) lebih tinggi dari kucing Persian 0,0069 % (1/144) dan tertinggi pada kucing Angora 0,125 % (2/16).

Toxocariasis is a parasitic nematode diseases known to infect cats. This study aimed to determine the incidence of toxocariasis in cats in Yogyakarta. Samples from 280 cat faeces were used in this study. The owners were given a questionnaire containing general examination data, cat sex, age, race, vaccination status, the origin of the cat, system maintenance, the feed, and the frequency of diarrhea. Faecal samples were examined in the Parasitology Laboratory of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Gadjah Mada, the native method and centrifuges analyses, then the data obtained in the examination were analyzed descriptively. The results showed there were 7 of 280 samples found worm eggs Toxocara sp. Domestic cats infected with Toxocara sp. there were 4 cats, 2 Angora cats, and Persian cat. Based on these results it can be concluded that the level of infestation of Toxocara sp. in cats in Yogyakarta 2.5% (7/280), domestic cats 0.051% (4/78) is higher than the Persian cat 0.0069% (1/144) and highest in the Angora cat 0.125% (2/16).

Kata Kunci : Toxocariasis, Toxocara sp., cat, native