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FIGURE 6<br />

G UIDELINES FOR M ALARIA P REVENTION IN<br />

T RAVELLERS FROM THE U NITED K INGDOM<br />

MAP OF AMAZON BASIN AREA SHOWING SPREAD ACROSS<br />

SEVERAL SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES<br />

Consult table 12 and figure 7 <strong>for</strong> details of prophylaxis advised <strong>for</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividual countries.<br />

CENTRAL AMERICA<br />

Equator<br />

PACIFIC<br />

OCEAN<br />

Tropic of Capricorn<br />

PACIFIC<br />

OCEAN<br />

ECUADOR<br />

SOTHERN OCEAN<br />

Key<br />

Amazon Bas<strong>in</strong> area where high risk and resistance present, tablets<br />

recommended: mefloqu<strong>in</strong>e OR doxycycl<strong>in</strong>e OR atovaquone/proguanil<br />

O<strong>the</strong>r Countries<br />

CARIBBEAN SEA<br />

COLOMBIA<br />

PERU<br />

CHILE<br />

VENEZUELA<br />

BOLIVIA<br />

ARGENTINA<br />

PARAGUAY<br />

FALKLAND<br />

ISLANDS<br />

(U.K)<br />

GUYANA<br />

SURINAME<br />

BRAZIL<br />

URUGUAY<br />

FRENCH<br />

GUIANA<br />

SOUTH<br />

GEORGIA<br />

ISLANDS<br />

(U.K)<br />

ATLANTIC<br />

OCEAN<br />

ATLANTIC<br />

OCEAN<br />

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