Malaria tablets alergy - trip to Sri Lanka

My girlfriend has just found that the reason she's feeling ill is due to
an alergy to Maleria tablets so she can't take them.

We leave in 3 days - Thursday 20th to Kosgoda beach which is south of
Colombo in Sir Lanka.

The GP doesn't think there is much choice with Maleria tablets. The
only other ones she could subscribe were more powerfull and would cause
more problems.

But she thought we'd be OK as long as we didn't go further north than
Colombo (which I think rules out Kandy - I'll have to check a map).

Any advice?

Peter
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Hmmm - found this -

http://www.malariajournal.com/content/2/1/22

with a nice map.

Anyone got advice on how to avoid it? Presumably long sleeves and
trousers have got to be a good plan. What else?

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"Peter Smithson" wrote in message
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Hmmm - found this -

http://www.malariajournal.com/content/2/1/22

with a nice map.

Anyone got advice on how to avoid it? Presumably long sleeves and
trousers have got to be a good plan. What else?

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If you're near a beach, that means more breeze thus less mozzies (they like
still air and stagnant pools etc..). I've taken malaria tablets 3 times in
Goa and hardly seen a mozzie.
Wear repellent from dusk onwards, and get some scented smoke repellent
sticks for your balcony/patio etc.
Restaurants will have them anyway.

I have worked in colombo and been to the south many times. In the hotel, ask
them for mosquito nets. If you arre going south, check out the hotel call
Light house hotel, at Galle, expensive but worth a visit.

"Chris" wrote in message
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"Peter Smithson" wrote in message
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Hmmm - found this -

http://www.malariajournal.com/content/2/1/22

with a nice map.

Anyone got advice on how to avoid it? Presumably long sleeves and
trousers have got to be a good plan. What else?

--
http://www.beluga.freeserve.co.uk

If you're near a beach, that means more breeze thus less mozzies (they
like
still air and stagnant pools etc..). I've taken malaria tablets 3 times in
Goa and hardly seen a mozzie.
Wear repellent from dusk onwards, and get some scented smoke repellent
sticks for your balcony/patio etc.
Restaurants will have them anyway.

Thanks for the advice.

As a follow up. Her GP got in touch with the tropical diseases facility
in London and recommended another tablet.

Interestingly, she's the first person they've heard of with this allergy
who's white! I'm now teasing her and asking her why she didn't tell me
she's black as it's quite a shock. ;-)

In article , "GT Tan" iscs
@singnet.com.sg says...
I have worked in colombo and been to the south many times. In the hotel, ask
them for mosquito nets. If you arre going south, check out the hotel call
Light house hotel, at Galle, expensive but worth a visit.

"Chris" wrote in message
...

"Peter Smithson" wrote in message
...
Hmmm - found this -

http://www.malariajournal.com/content/2/1/22

with a nice map.

Anyone got advice on how to avoid it? Presumably long sleeves and
trousers have got to be a good plan. What else?

--
http://www.beluga.freeserve.co.uk

If you're near a beach, that means more breeze thus less mozzies (they
like
still air and stagnant pools etc..). I've taken malaria tablets 3 times in
Goa and hardly seen a mozzie.
Wear repellent from dusk onwards, and get some scented smoke repellent
sticks for your balcony/patio etc.
Restaurants will have them anyway.






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