JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

Abstract

Vector-borne diseases accounts for more than 17% of all infectious diseases in the world causing more than 1 million deaths annually. Around 2.5 billion people in over 100 countries are at a risk of contracting dengue alone. Ma-laria causes more than 4 lakh deaths every year globally and most of in them children of under 5 years. Around 13,000 cases of malaria are being reported annually in Karnataka state for the past few years. Kolar is declared by NVBDCP as one among the 13 malaria endemic districts in Karnataka state