malaria

[plantpots]

I am going on holiday the first 2 weeks of April this year 2008.
The first week i am going to Sri Lanka, the second week I am going to the Maldives.
Do I need any vaccinations and/or malaria tablets.

[yolynda]

You should probably contact your doctor & tell him/her which countries you will be in. Last time I was in eastern Europe I had to take malaria pills.

[JK2]

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/travel/asia.shtml

Have a look at this website. Nothing is compulsory but they recommend Typhoid vaccination for Maldives and Hep A for both countries. Malaria is low risk in Sri Lanka & no risk in Maldives so no need for tablets.

My GP does the vaccinations free - maybe yours does.

[divegirl]

Hi, book an appointment with your travel nurse at your doctors....they'll tell you what you need. My doctors charged �10 per person for the jabs.

Lisa x

Hi JK2...... 27 days and counting!!!!!!!

[JK2]

Sorry to hijack your post plantpots - Hi Lisa - only 27 days now - great!! I've booked a last minute holiday to Madagascar. going on 21st March!! Going on a small cruise ship to Zanzibar, 5 days around various ports in Madagascar & also some other islands - can't wait. Hoping to see lots of lemurs & chameleons. So I'll be gone before you now.
Jean x

[KARL]

To speak to your medical practice is sound advice, but most are likely to consult standard "official" advice and proceed accordingly for fear of otherwise being criticized. This usually results in a degree of over-reaction. Nearly all of the people you are likely to deal with will also never have been beyond the standard tourist destinations in Europe and North America (if that). Provided you take sensible precautions (bottled water only, freshly cooked hot food only, peel-yourself fruit only, no salad trays, take rigorous anti-mosquito measures - see past threads - etc.) then your risk will be quite low. Just to hop onto the parallel thread: I envy those going to Madagascar. It is a lovely place although we were there more than 15 years ago. Take the train south from "Tana" (Antanarivo) to Toamasina if you can, go to places like Pangalanes, Isle Ste Marie, etc. if you can. No doubt it is more developed now, but then it was superbly unspoilt.

[divegirl]

Sorry plantpots....hijacking your post again!!!

Oh get you JK2....Madagascar!!!!!!
Sounds idyllic....have a lovely time.....we can swap pics when you get back
Bon voyage!!!

Lisa x