Tingginya angka insidensi kusta pada orang-orang kontak serumah hampir sepuluh kali dibanding mereka yang tidak kontak serumah. Pada mereka yang kontak serumah dengan penderita penyakit kusta mempunyai resiko lebih tinggi tertular. Kontak sekali saja atau beberapa kali kontak dengan penderita kusta, orang tersebut dapat saja tertular penyakit tersebut. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui keberadaan Mycobacterium leprae pada hasil pewarnaan kontak serumah penderita kusta pasca menjalani pengobatan. Jenis penelitian ini merupakan penelitian observasi laboratorium dengan pendekatan deskriptif yakni melakukan pemeriksaan laboratorium untuk mengetahui adanya Mycobacterium leprae pada hasil pewarnaan sediaan kontak serumah penderita Penyakit Kusta Pasca Menjalani Pengobatan. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Laboratorium Mikrobiologi Balai Besar Kesehatan Paru Masyarakat Makassar dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 40 sampel.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa keempat puluh  empat  (40)  sampel yang diperiksa,  tujuh  (7) diantaranya positif BTA sedangkan  tiga puluh tiga (33) yang lainnya negatif BTA. Hasil pemeriksaan basil tahan asam pada deteksi dini Mycobacterium leprae pada kontak serumah penderita penyakit kusta dengan hasil negative yaitu 82,5 %, 1+ yaitu 15 %, dan 2+ yaitu 2,5 %, oleh karena itu perlunya peningkatan kegiatan penyuluhan tentang kusta. Kontak fisik (Serumah) dengan penderita perlu diminimalkan.  Hygiene perorangan seperti menjaga kebersihan tempat tidur perlu ditingkatkan dan sanitasi rumah perluh dipertimbangkan kebersihannya. Kata Kunci : Mycobacterium leprae, Kusta

Larval settlement stage of abalone (Haliotis asinine) depends on availability of feed and substrate compatibility. Existing feed size and feed type diversity in substrate will affect larval settlement stage, feeding habit and survival rate of abalone larvae. This study aims to find out the most suitable substrate for larval settlement of the tropical abalone. It is conducted in February-April, 2013 at Brackish Water Aquaculture Center, Takalar Regency, South Sulawesi. Applied experimental design is Completely Randomized Design. There are 3 types of test substrate: coral, cement and plastic with 3 replications for each substrate. This study shows that statistically, substrate differences do not affect to larval settlement stage. The highest stage of larval settlement is to coral substrate by 3.3%, followed by cement and plastic by 2.2% and 0.2% respectively. The highest average stage of living larva on coral and cement substrate are 15.3%, while on plastic substrate is 8.7%.

Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) including the Cichlidae family from Africa. Measuring 200 -400 grams and omnivorous, it can consume vegetable and animal feed. Palm oil waste has a highenough protein so that it can be used as a source of vegetable protein in fish feed. This study aims todetermine the effectiveness of palm oil waste feed on the survival rate, growth and feed conversion oftilapia. This study used a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with the number of treatments 3namely A = Palm Oil Dregs (POD) plus fine bran, B = POD plus fish meal, C = POD plus soy flour;with 3 replications. The parameters observed were survival, growth and Feed Convertion Rate (FCR).Stocking density for each tilapia 10 individuals / container. The results showed the survival oftilapia in treatments A and B gave the same results (86.66%) and treatment C (80%). The results ofanalysis of variance showed that the treatment did not significantly affect the survival of tilapia. Thegrowth parameters, both in absolute growth and growth rates of tilapia during the study showed thatthe treatment had a significant effect on the growth of tilapia and the best treatment was treatment B,while treatments A and C were not significantly different. The FCR obtained was treatment A (1.27), B(1.18) and C (1.16). The results of variance analysis showed that the treatment had no significanteffect on the tilapia FCR.

M. ladigesi eggs are very adhesive and do not float and the eggs hatch to larvae at 204 HAS or 8.5 DAH at 29±1°C. This study revealed that the flexion stage occurred after 10 DAH and the post flexion stage after 15 DAH. The mouth was open after 65-78 h (3 DAH) and the yolk sac reserves were used for 5 DAH.

The existence of slums in the coastal area has an impact on decreasing environmental quality both in the environment itself and the surrounding environment. This study aims to find out and analyze the factors that influence the impact of slums on the coastal areas of Tallo Village and the concepts and strategies of handling in an effort to minimize the impact. The study used a questionnaire on 133 samples, interviews and object documentation as instruments for primary data collection and literature and institutional studies for secondary data collection. The analytical tool used is multiple linear regression analysis, SWOT analysis and deskiptif analysis. The results of the analysis show the factors that influence the impact of slums on the coastal areas of Tallo Village, namely environmental factors, social factors and economic factors. The concept of handling slums in the coastal area of Tallo Village, namely 1). Prevention concepts (supervision, control & community empowerment) and 2). The concept of improving the quality of the environment (renewal & new development)