Malaria risk in Kerala

tombud10 · Aug 31st, 2009, 23:23

Hi!

In November I'm off to India, travelling for two weeks in the north (Delhi, Varanasi, Jaipur, Jaisalmer) Then flying south for two weeks, starting at Kerala, then up to Goa for a few days then on to Mumbai to fly home. I have been told by my GP that I need to take Chloroquine + Proguanil weekly/daily tablet. My question is, are anti-malarials reccommended for Kerala? I believe the only area of higher risk I will be visiting is Goa, where I will be for about 4 days. In the other areas, are preventative measures sufficient? I have a mosquito net and will be using a DEET spray, for use everywhere in India.

Thanks!

Tom.

Nick-H · Sep 1st, 2009, 00:19

See the NHS reccomendation in the book you can download here.

Aug 31st, 2009, 23:23	#1
tombud10 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: England Posts: 24	Malaria risk in Kerala Hi! In November I'm off to India, travelling for two weeks in the north (Delhi, Varanasi, Jaipur, Jaisalmer) Then flying south for two weeks, starting at Kerala, then up to Goa for a few days then on to Mumbai to fly home. I have been told by my GP that I need to take Chloroquine + Proguanil weekly/daily tablet. My question is, are anti-malarials reccommended for Kerala? I believe the only area of higher risk I will be visiting is Goa, where I will be for about 4 days. In the other areas, are preventative measures sufficient? I have a mosquito net and will be using a DEET spray, for use everywhere in India. Thanks! Tom.

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Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,213	See the NHS reccomendation in the book you can download here.