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4.5 Popular dest<strong>in</strong>ations<br />

TABLE 13<br />

MALARIA CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS FOR POPULAR<br />

TOURIST DESTINATIONS<br />

POPULAR DESTINATION<br />

Angel Falls<br />

Angkor Wat<br />

Bali<br />

Chiang Rai<br />

Galapagos Islands<br />

Goa<br />

Iguacu Falls<br />

Kwai Bridge<br />

Mekong Delta<br />

Turkey (south coast)<br />

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

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

ACMP RECOMMENDED REGIMEN<br />

Doxycycl<strong>in</strong>e OR Mefloqu<strong>in</strong>e<br />

OR Atovaquone/Proganil<br />

Doxycycl<strong>in</strong>e OR Mefloqu<strong>in</strong>e<br />

OR Atovaquone/Proganil<br />

Awareness*<br />

Awareness*<br />

M<strong>in</strong>imal risk<br />

Awareness*<br />

Awareness*<br />

Awareness*<br />

Awareness*, unless close to <strong>the</strong><br />

Cambodia border when Mefloqu<strong>in</strong>e<br />

OR Doxycycl<strong>in</strong>e<br />

OR Atovaquone/ Proguanil<br />

Awareness* <strong>in</strong> tourist resorts, <strong>for</strong><br />

Adana and <strong>the</strong> far eastern area:<br />

chloroq<strong>in</strong>e.<br />

* awareness of small risk of <strong>malaria</strong>; avoid mosquito bites and seek medical attention <strong>for</strong><br />

any suspicious symptoms (up to about a year later) but tablets not considered necessary.<br />

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