Rizqiani Amalia Kusumasari

Rizqiani Amalia Kusumasari is a researcher who is deeply involved in the field of parasitology, especially malaria. She finished both her bachelor of science in animal biology and her master of science in medical parasitology at Universitas Gadjah Mada. Beside as a researcher, she is also a lecturer at the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada. Her current research is related to the e-diagnosis for malaria and malaria cross border. Rizqiani, also known as Risye, is a member of Perkumpulan Pemberantasan Penyakit Parasit Indonesia (P4I), Perkumpulan Entomologi Kesehatan Indonesia (PEKI), and Asosiasi Parasitologi Veteriner Indonesia (APARVI).

Latest publications

• Using health facility-based serological surveillance to predict receptive areas at risk of malaria outbreaks in elimination areas (2020)
• Epidemiology and risk factors of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Papua, Indonesia: a molecular diagnostic study (2020)
• Prevalence of intestinal protozoan infections and association with hygiene knowledge among primary schoolchildren in Salahutu and Leihitu districts, Central Maluku regency, Indonesia (2016)