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PUNE: As many as 49 persons have been tested positive for dengue in Pune since the beginning of the year.Private hospitals have reported these cases to the Pune Municipal Corporation 's insect control department.The number of dengue cases has grown considerably ever since the civic body’s health department started collating data from private hospitals. Proper disposal of solid waste and improved water storage practices, which includes covering containers, should be followed, doctors said.People should maintain their coolers, air conditioner drains, basements, elevator shafts, water storage tanks and drums mosquito free. The high density of human population, a protective environment with well-controlled temperature and humidity is tailor-made for mosquito breeding. No amount of fogging outside is going to affect the mosquitoes breeding inside the house. People need to safeguard themselves against mosquitoes, say experts..