FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MALARIA SERVER.
We do not answer specific questions about drug prophylaxis in malaria on this list. The reason is that the choice of drug is complex and depends on among other factors, your previous medical history and the exact destination and length of stay. Proper prophylaxis involves other measures apart from drug therapy. You should consult your personal physician.
Additionally, the giving of medical advice by individuals renders them potentially liable if the advice should be incorrect. No-one wishes to become the first physician sued for Internet malpractice.
Publicly available information about the status of malaria in different countries may be obtained from the following URLs.
a)International Travel and Health, WHO's "Yellow Book", will be available on the WHOSIS (WHO Statistical Information System) via the WWW in the not too distant future. There may even be a clickable world map sometime thereafter.
b)One can also refer to CDC's Travel Information Page, where there is already a clickable map, too.
c)Current National Health and Medical Research Council Recommendations for malaria prophylaxis for Australians travelling to malaria endemic areas are available. The Malaria directory also includes a file copied from the CDC gopher on recommendations for US citizens.
****** Our advice is to contact your physician or travel medicine clinic.
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