bhopal even as the authorities are working to check breeding of mosquitoes by destroying larvae in houses and also holding camps on the outskirts of the city to make people aware on ways to protect themselves from vectorborne diseases district malaria officer dr akhilesh dubey said that dengue and malaria were under control in the district and the exercise they have undertaken is a routine one carried out at the onset of rainy season talking to toi dr dubey said that so far 18 cases of malaria 13 of dengue and three of chikungunya have been found in bhopal district this season a camp was organised at pipliya pende khan on the outskirts of the city this week to create awareness among people not to allow breeding of mosquitoes and other measures for protection against dengue and malaria a similar camp was held at semra kalan too while the team of the malaria department surveyed the area to find out persons having fever a team of bhopal municipal corporation bmc undertook a survey to destroy larva said dubey a team of family health india is also assisting them said dubey people should ensure that water doesnt remain stored for more than 7 days anywhere and use mosquito nets while sleeping it would be advisable if mustard oil or any edible oil could be used in the water they consume said dr santosh bhargava of family health india during the camp at semri kalan 112 persons were tested for malaria but none was found positive at pipaliya pende khan 31 persons were tested for malaria all of whom were found negative a total of 769 containers were searched by the bmc team for larvae in 90 houses larvae were found in eight of them which were destroyed