Information on malaria prophylaxis valid until 30/06/2011
Prophylaxis
Very low risk in the Illizi department only
no drugs, take extra precautions insect repellents etc.
Rural areas along northern border in the Chacos, Corrientes, Jujuy,
All other areas, including Iguacu Falls- very low risk
Southern border areas between May-October
no drugs, take extra precautions insect repellents etc.
Information on malaria prophylaxis valid until 30/06/2011
Prophylaxis
South eastern areas including, Chittagong Hill Tract districts
Mefloquine Doxycycline or Malarone no drugs, take extra
All rural areas, except no risk in Belize district or City
Amazon basin area in the departments of northern Beni, Pando & Santa
Costal areas of Sabah & Sarawak & Kota Kinabalu-low risk
Northern half of the country between November- June
Mefloquine Doxycycline or Malaroneno drugs, take extra
All other areas, including Iguacu Falls- Very low risk
Information on malaria prophylaxis valid until 30/06/2011
Prophylaxis
Mefloquine resistance present in western provinces
All other areas, except no risk in Phnom Penh
Small risk on island of Sao Tiago Between August - November
no drugs, take extra precautions insect repellents etc.
No Risk of Malaria (Including Easter Island)
Yunnan and Hainan provinces (including Hainan Island)
Mefloquine Doxycycline or Malarone Chloroquine OR
Main tourist areas, including HongKong and Yangtze cruises- very low risk
Information on malaria prophylaxis valid until 30/06/2011
Prophylaxis
Limon province, except no risk in the city of Limon (Puerto Limon)
No Risk of malaria (including Faroe Islands)
Esmeraldas province and Amazon basin area
Mefloquine Doxycycline or Malarone Chloroquine AND
All other areas below 1500m, except no risk in Glapagos Islands Guayaquil
El Faiyum (Al Fayyum) area between June - October (this area is 50 miles
Santa Ana, Ahuachapan and La Union provinces in western El Salvador
Information on malaria prophylaxis valid until 30/06/2011
Prophylaxis
Areas below 2000m except no risk in Addis Ababa
No Risk of malaria (including Bora Bora Islands and
South Eastern villages Low risk between July - October
no drugs, take extra precautions insect repellents etc.
Information on malaria prophylaxis valid until 30/06/2011
Prophylaxis
no drugs, take extra precautions insect repellents etc.
Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil, Nadu, Southern Andhra Pradesh (including Hyderabad) Low risk
Delhi and Mumbai (but not the state of Maharashtra,
Northern States of Haryana, Himachal, Predesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan (including Jaipur), Sikkim, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh (including Agra). Low to No Risk, However if travelling overland between these areas you may pass through area of greater risk and require prophylaxis.
Most other areas not listed above including Goa,
Gujarat, Maharashtra and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Lakshadweep Islands No Risk
Bali, and cities on the islands of Java and Sumatra
South Eastern rural areas between March-November
Northern boarder with Azerbaijan between May-October
no drugs, take extra precautions insect repellents etc.
Information on malaria prophylaxis valid until 30/06/2011
Prophylaxis
All areas- very low risk (sporadic cases reported in
Information on malaria prophylaxis valid until 30/06/2011
Prophylaxis
Peninsular Malaysia inland forested areas, including
All other areas including Cameron Highlands, Kuala
Information on malaria prophylaxis valid until 30/06/2011
Prophylaxis
Mefloquine resistance in eastern part of Shan State
Areas along Kavango and Kunene Rivers all year round
Northern third of country November - June
Areas below 1500m including Terai districts, except no
No Drugs extra precautions Chloroquine OR
Information on malaria prophylaxis valid until 30/06/2011
Prophylaxis
Chloroquine AND Proguanil Chloroquine OR
Low risk in Panama City and for cruises on Panama
Rural areas east of the Andes and west of the Amazon
All other areas including the south coast and Lima - very No Drugs extra low risk
No risk in cities and the island of Cebu, Bohol, and
No Risk of malaria, (including Azores & Madeira)
Information on malaria prophylaxis valid until 30/06/2011
Prophylaxis
South western provinces & rural areas in the west
All other areas including Jeddah, Mecca, Medina, High
altitude areas of Asir province - No risk of malaria
Low altitude areas of Limpopo and Mpumalanga
including Kruger National Park and KwaZulu-Natal as
No Risk of malaria (including Balearic & Canary Islands)
All other areas including Colombo and Kandy
Information on malaria prophylaxis valid until 30/06/2011
Prophylaxis
All areas, except no risk in the city of Paramaribo or
All areas between June - October (especially the
Near the boarders with Myanmur (Burma), Cambodia
and Loas - mefloquine resistance present.
All other areas including Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Ko
Chang and Ko Samui islands, Kwai bridge, Pattaya and
Phuket - very low risk No Risk in Bangkok
Boarder with Syria, plain around and east of Adana
Information on malaria prophylaxis valid until 30/06/2011
Prophylaxis
No Risk in any area including Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai,
Sporadic cases in south eastern areas - very low risk
Amazon basin area, Angel Falls and areas south of and
Cities, Mekong River until close to Cambodian boarder
and the coastal ares of, from Hanoi down to Ho Chi
Minh. Rural areas in the southern of the country in provinces
of Dac, Lac, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Lam Dong and Tay Ninh
- mefloquine resistance present. All other areas
All areas, except no risk in Sana’s city
Zambezi valley and Victoria Falls all year round
Mefloquine Doxycycline or Malarone Mefloquine
All other areas below 1200m between November-June
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