What preventive measures can be taken?
The Public health Agency strongly recommends that you obtain an individual risk assessment with a travel medicine physician or your family physician to determine both your risk of exposure to malaria and your need for appropriate preventive anti-malarial treatment as determined by your travel itinerary and medical history. In general, two important measures can help prevent malaria infection: avoiding mosquito bites and using EFFECTIVE antimalaria medication. 1) Prevent bites • Avoid mosquitoes by staying in an insect-proof area during the period of the day when mosquitoes bite. • Prevent the bites of mosquitoes through physical barriers, such as clothing and bed nets, and chemical barriers such as the use of repellents and insecticides. • Wear long-sleeved shirts (tightly weaved material, sleeves down, buttoned/zipped up, tucked into pants) and long pants (tucked into socks or footwear). • Light-coloured clothing may be less attractive to some mosquitoes and make mosquitoes more notic
The Public health Agency strongly recommends that you obtain an individual risk assessment with a travel medicine physician or your family physician to determine both your risk of exposure to malaria and your need for appropriate preventive anti-malarial treatment as determined by your travel itinerary and medical history. In general, two important measures can help prevent malaria infection: avoiding mosquito bites and using EFFECTIVE antimalaria medication. 1) Prevent bites • Avoid mosquitoes by staying in an insect-proof area during the period of the day when mosquitoes bite. • Prevent the bites of mosquitoes through physical barriers, such as clothing and bed nets, and chemical barriers such as the use of repellents and insecticides. • Wear long-sleeved shirts (tightly weaved material, sleeves down, buttoned/zipped up, tucked into pants) and long pants (tucked into socks or footwear).
