<![CDATA[ Penelitian Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeteksi antibodi spesifik terhadap virus Avian Influenza subtipe H5N1 pada burung merpati. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Laboratorium Mikrobiologi Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan Universitas Syiah Kuala, Darussalam Banda Aceh. Penelitian ini menggunakan sampel serum darah burung merpati sebanyak 25 sampel. Pengambilan sampel darah merpati menggunakan spuit 3cc melalui vena brachialis di kiri ataupun kanan bawah sayap merpati, kemudian didiamkan selama 6-10 jam dengan posisi miring. Darah dibiarkan hingga terpisah dari serum, kemudian serum dikoleksi dan disimpan di suhu -20°C. Serum sebelum digunakan terlebih dahulu di simpan pada suhu 56°C selama 30 menit untuk menginaktifasi komplemen. Pemeriksaan sampel tersebut menggunakan uji Hemaglutinasi Inhibisi (HI). Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa dari 25 sampel serum yang diperiksa, 22 sampel (88%) positif mengandung antibodi terhadap virus Avian Influenza subtipe H5N1 namun 3 sampel (12%) tidak mengandung titer antibodi terhadap virus Avian Influenza subtipe H5N1. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa merpati tersebut pernah terpapar oleh virus Avian influenza subtipe H5N1. Kata kunci: merpati, avian influenza, antibodi, uji hiABSTRACT This study aims to detect specific antibodies of Avian Influenza virus H5N1 subtype on pigeons. This study was carried out at the Microbiology Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh. This study used 25 pigeon blood serum samples. Pigeons blood sampling using 3cc syringe through the brachial vein on the left or right under the pigeons wings, then allowed to stand for 6-10 hours with a sloping position. The blood is left frozen so that the serum is separated, then the serum is collected and stored at -20 ° C. Serum samples of pigeons before being used inactivated first at 56 ° C temperature for 30 minutes. Examination of these samples uses the Hemaglutination Inhibition (HI) test. The results of this study showed that the 25 examined serum samples, 22 positive samples contained antibody titers of the H5N1 subtype Avian Influenza virus and only 3 negative samples contained antibody titers against the Avian Influenza virus subtype H5N1. The presence of antibodies formed in the pigeon's serum showed that the pigeon had been exposed to the H5N1 subtype Avian Influenza virus. Keywords: pigeon, avian influenza, antibody, hi test ]]>
