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Old November 27th, 2007, 09:47 PM posted to rec.travel.africa
Adam W
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Hi,

I am going to Ethiopia in February for about two weeks. I am planning to
visit the following places:
Addis Ababa
Bahir Dar
Gonder
Axum
Mekelle
Adigrat
Lalibela

Do you think I need to take any anti-malaria meds ?
Out of these places only Bahir Dar seems to be below 2000m and I am going to
stay there for two/three days. Did anyone do a trip with similar itinerary?
What are your experiences? Of course I am going to use Deet but I wonder if
anti-malaria "sweets" are necessary in my case.

Thanks a lot

Adam


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Old November 28th, 2007, 09:18 AM posted to rec.travel.africa
Lou
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"Adam W" schreef in bericht
...
Hi,

I am going to Ethiopia in February for about two weeks. I am planning to
visit the following places:
Addis Ababa
Bahir Dar
Gonder
Axum
Mekelle
Adigrat
Lalibela

Do you think I need to take any anti-malaria meds ?
Out of these places only Bahir Dar seems to be below 2000m and I am going
to
stay there for two/three days. Did anyone do a trip with similar
itinerary?
What are your experiences? Of course I am going to use Deet but I wonder
if
anti-malaria "sweets" are necessary in my case.

Thanks a lot

Adam



Adam,

As a regular Ethiopian traveller I can say you that you don't need
anti-malaria meds for these places and as you said only for Bahir Dar (Tana
area) eventually meds is suggested (altough we never used it there for a few
days, but that's up to you)
Is it safe travelling in the North now?? (political situation seems unstable
at this moment)
==================================
Lou Andreoli
Human, wildlife & nature photographer
http://www.homepages.hetnet.nl/~louine

==================================


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Old November 29th, 2007, 08:50 PM posted to rec.travel.africa
Adam W
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Użytkownik "Lou" napisał w wiadomości
...
[...]
As a regular Ethiopian traveller I can say you that you don't need
anti-malaria meds for these places and as you said only for Bahir Dar

(Tana
area) eventually meds is suggested (altough we never used it there for a

few
days, but that's up to you)
Is it safe travelling in the North now?? (political situation seems

unstable
at this moment)

[...]

Thank you for reply! Indeed tensions are rising there. We are going to
monitor the situation and if it does not calm down, we'll have to change the
itinerary. Let's say the list cited by me is plan A.
We also have plan B:
Arba Minch, Jinka, Mago NP, Turmi, Omorate, Konso, Arbaminch, Erbore, Dora.
I saw on your website you've been to most of these places. What did you take
against malaria ?

As regards bed nets, do you think it is reasonable to take one with oneself
?
I was thinking about buying one in AA upon arrival (do not want to bring it
from Europe as I guess they have better choice there).
and taking it with myself surely if we chose the "southern" itinerary but
also up to the north.
What do you think ?


Regards,

Adam


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Old November 30th, 2007, 02:07 PM posted to rec.travel.africa
Lou
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"Adam W" schreef in bericht
...
Użytkownik "Lou" napisał w wiadomości
...
[...]
As a regular Ethiopian traveller I can say you that you don't need
anti-malaria meds for these places and as you said only for Bahir Dar

(Tana
area) eventually meds is suggested (altough we never used it there for a

few
days, but that's up to you)
Is it safe travelling in the North now?? (political situation seems

unstable
at this moment)

[...]

Thank you for reply! Indeed tensions are rising there. We are going to
monitor the situation and if it does not calm down, we'll have to change
the
itinerary. Let's say the list cited by me is plan A.
We also have plan B:
Arba Minch, Jinka, Mago NP, Turmi, Omorate, Konso, Arbaminch, Erbore,
Dora.
I saw on your website you've been to most of these places. What did you
take
against malaria ?


We took Malarone for our Southern journey.

As regards bed nets, do you think it is reasonable to take one with
oneself
?


Absolutely, take them with you from your own country as I should not know
where you can buy them in AA
(for the North it is not nessessary)

I was thinking about buying one in AA upon arrival (do not want to bring
it
from Europe as I guess they have better choice there).
and taking it with myself surely if we chose the "southern" itinerary but
also up to the north.
What do you think ?


Regards,

Adam


I guess you will not travel on your own as backpacker or so as this is very
difficult in Ethiopia(difficult country for travelling as backpacker).
Best way is hire a car with driver on forehand (NOT hire a car whithout
driver!!) or travel organized (small groups)
If you need more info let me know
--
==================================
Lou Andreoli
Human, wildlife & nature photographer
http://www.homepages.hetnet.nl/~louine

==================================


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Old November 30th, 2007, 09:20 PM posted to rec.travel.africa
Adam W
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Użytkownik "Lou" napisał w wiadomości
...

I guess you will not travel on your own as backpacker or so as this is

very
difficult in Ethiopia(difficult country for travelling as backpacker).
Best way is hire a car with driver on forehand (NOT hire a car whithout
driver!!) or travel organized (small groups)
If you need more info let me know
--


Yes, we are going to hire a small bus if we go to the north and cars with
drivers if to the south.
Thanks.

Adam


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Old December 6th, 2007, 04:34 PM posted to rec.travel.africa
Nisse PowerMan
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Adam W wrote:

Użytkownik "Lou" napisał w wiadomości
...

I guess you will not travel on your own as backpacker or so as this is

very
difficult in Ethiopia(difficult country for travelling as backpacker).
Best way is hire a car with driver on forehand (NOT hire a car whithout
driver!!) or travel organized (small groups)
If you need more info let me know
--


Yes, we are going to hire a small bus if we go to the north and cars with
drivers if to the south.
Thanks.

Adam


I travelled the historical tour 2005 and used Lariam. I did not get
malaria, but instead bad liver values and had that for about 3 months
before is was back to normal again.

Today I would try to find some other suitable anti-malaria drug.

/Nisse

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Old December 6th, 2007, 10:56 PM posted to rec.travel.africa
Adam W
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Uzytkownik "Nisse PowerMan" napisal w wiadomosci
...

I travelled the historical tour 2005 and used Lariam. I did not get
malaria, but instead bad liver values and had that for about 3 months
before is was back to normal again.

Today I would try to find some other suitable anti-malaria drug.


Thanks. I heard stories about Lariam and I want to avoid it. There are other
meds
sutiable for this region. I heard doxycycline is one of them and Lou
mentioned Malarone. I am taking both into consideration.

Adam


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Old December 9th, 2007, 05:30 PM posted to rec.travel.africa
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On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 22:56:49 +0100, "Adam W"
wrote:


Uzytkownik "Nisse PowerMan" napisal w wiadomosci
...

I travelled the historical tour 2005 and used Lariam. I did not get
malaria, but instead bad liver values and had that for about 3 months
before is was back to normal again.

Today I would try to find some other suitable anti-malaria drug.


Thanks. I heard stories about Lariam and I want to avoid it. There are other
meds
sutiable for this region. I heard doxycycline is one of them and Lou
mentioned Malarone. I am taking both into consideration.

Adam


I would suggest malarone over doxy as doxy needs to be taken 2 weeks
before and 6 weeks after travelling to risk areas. malarone is 1 week
prior and 2 weeks post.

As well photosensitivity can be an issue with doxy, and who wants to
have their vacation ruined by the sun...

Grant Kinsley (MD)

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Old December 10th, 2007, 11:59 AM posted to rec.travel.africa
Marc Lurie[_1_]
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On Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:30:23 GMT, grant kinsley
wrote:


I would suggest malarone over doxy as doxy needs to be taken 2 weeks
before and 6 weeks after travelling to risk areas. malarone is 1 week
prior and 2 weeks post.

As well photosensitivity can be an issue with doxy, and who wants to
have their vacation ruined by the sun...

Grant Kinsley (MD)


Hi Grant,

I'm not a doctor, so I don't speak with any authority on the subject,
but AFAIK, current medical opinion in South Africa regarding doxy is
that it can be taken 24 hours prior to entering a malarial area, and
need only be taken for 21 days after leaving the area.

I experience sun sensitivity on doxy, but that's insignifacnt compared
with the side effects of mefliam. I haven't tried malarone yet. I've
found doxy easy to tolerate, VERY cheap, and also protects me agains
other nasties like tick bite fever etc.

Also, doxy is easy to replace in most countries if you happen to lose
your luggage. ;-)

Cheers,
Marc
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Old December 16th, 2007, 04:23 PM posted to rec.travel.africa
grant kinsley
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On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:59:20 +0200, Marc Lurie
wrote:

On Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:30:23 GMT, grant kinsley
wrote:


I would suggest malarone over doxy as doxy needs to be taken 2 weeks
before and 6 weeks after travelling to risk areas. malarone is 1 week
prior and 2 weeks post.

As well photosensitivity can be an issue with doxy, and who wants to
have their vacation ruined by the sun...

Grant Kinsley (MD)


Hi Grant,

I'm not a doctor, so I don't speak with any authority on the subject,
but AFAIK, current medical opinion in South Africa regarding doxy is
that it can be taken 24 hours prior to entering a malarial area, and
need only be taken for 21 days after leaving the area.


that schedule can be used as well, however malaria parasites can
outlive the cycle and delayed infection can occur months later. The
important thing to remember about all antimalarials is that none of
them are effective against all stages of the life cycle and malaria
can occur even if prophylaxis is taken. My advice is to remember if
one gets sick 4 or 6 months after a trip to make sure you let the
doctor know if you have been in a malaria endemic area.

I experience sun sensitivity on doxy, but that's insignifacnt compared
with the side effects of mefliam. I haven't tried malarone yet. I've
found doxy easy to tolerate, VERY cheap, and also protects me agains
other nasties like tick bite fever etc.

Also, doxy is easy to replace in most countries if you happen to lose
your luggage. ;-)


Both true, the only caveat to that is that some people are much more
sun sensitive with doxy. I wouldn't want to risk my vacation to that
SE, the not inconsiderable extra expense of malarone is worth it
compared to the cost of the vacation involved.

BTW, I saw Kingsley Holgate's series just played on PBS over here. I
didn't get to see it, but thought you might be interested.

Best,
Grant

Cheers,
Marc


 




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