Anupam Ghosh , Sathi Mukherjee , Tanushree Dutta , Subhasis Roy , Fatik Baran Mondal

Department of Zoology, Bankura Christian College, West Bengal, India
Author    Correspondence author
Journal of Mosquito Research, 2013, Vol. 3, No. 7   doi: 10.5376/jmr.2013.03.0007
Received: 25 Feb., 2013    Accepted: 04 Mar., 2013    Published: 25 Apr., 2013

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Ghosh et al., 2013, Community Perceptions Regarding Mosquito Borne Diseases in Some Selected Localitities of Bankura, a Peri-Urban Area of West Bengal, India, Journal of Mosquito Research, Vol.3, No.7 54-57 (doi: 10.5376/jmr.2013.03.0007)

A community-based cross-sectional study was undertaken covering 300 peoples in some selected peri-urban areas of Bankura, West Bengal, India to understand the level of knowledge and perceived risk regarding mosquito-borne infectious diseases. The general perception of the community may be helpful in designing evidence-based effective control strategies in the study area. Present survey emphasizes the need of creating public awareness regarding the seriousness of mosquito borne diseases as effective preventive measures.

Mosquito; Mosquito borne diseases; Community perception; Public awareness; Effective preventive measures