Dengue:
According to health authorities, at least 127,000 people were infected by dengue, in 2005, a mosquito borne disease, along an arc that stretches from eastern India through the Indonesian archipelago, with at least 990 deaths. At least 19 people died and about 2000 suffered from dengue across West Bengal; the worst outbreak was reported from the capital Kolkata with nearly 600 reported cases. COiN has brought out a publication in Bangla to educate people to combat the spread of the disease. This publication is distributed in various communities in and around Kolkata at the onset of monsoon season.
