Malaria links
Information for travellers
For the latest information on the malaria situation in the country you are travelling to, visit the WHO Country list:
http://www.who.int/ith/countries/en/
Other useful sites for travellers include:
WHO International Travel and Health 2005
The Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health consumer travel information:
http://www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk
Where to get more details on malaria
The following sites may provide you with an extra source of useful information when planning a trip to a malarious area. Some of the sites contain items of general interest about malaria and the problems facing countries with malaria.
World Health Organization (WHO) site on malaria contains information primarily for doctors and researchers, but also contains material that would be of interest to the general public, including fact sheets and press releases.
http://www.who.int/topics/malaria/en/
The Malaria Foundation International site provides all kinds of information about malaria, including a public discussion site.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a US government health department site with an area devoted to malaria, which provides very good background information for the traveller.
The Public Health Laboratory Services - Malaria Reference Laboratory in the UK provides some general information for the public, including details of a telephone helpline.
http://www.malaria-reference.co.uk
International Society of Travel Medicine is an organisation of professionals dedicated to the advancement of travel medicine. Their site has information on malaria.
Sites in other languages
French language:
University Hospital, Geneva, GE/ZH/BS
safetravel.ch
German language:
German Tropical Medicine Society
dtg.org
Robert Koch Institute
rki.de/
University of München Tropical Institute (SB)
fitfortravel.de
English, French and German
Swiss Tropical Institute
sti.ch/
