All travellers worldwide are recommended to take
out travel insurance before trips, which covers health benefits while in
another country. Please check full
benefits with your travel insurer. In some areas of Southern Africa malaria
occurs, but with the correct anti-malaria medication taken before your trip,
you will not contract the disease easily. Many local people and some travellers
do not take malaria prophylaxis, but most health professionals recommend you
do. Consult your doctor or a specialist travel clinic for the latest advice
concerning malaria prophylaxis, as it changes regularly.
Whether
you take oral prophylaxis or not, always use mosquito repellent, wear long
pants, closed shoes and light long-sleeved shirts at night, and sleep under a
mosquito net in endemic areas. The
anopheles mosquito, which carries malaria, operates almost exclusively after
dark. It is advisable to avoid malaria areas if you are pregnant.
Please contact your local Travel Clinic to find out
the best medication currently on the market.
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