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According to CDC CDC - Malaria - Travelers - Choosing a Drug to Prevent Malaria doxycycline could be an effective prevention of malaria.
There is a list of countries and regions with guidelines to choose a drug of prophylaxis or treatment.
Yellow Fever Vaccine & Malaria Prophylaxis Information, by Country - Chapter 3 - 2018 Yellow Book | Travelers' Health | CDC
Just inform your doctor about your plans to travel lets say to Brazil. Your doc have to check this guideline and find this:
Brazil
Malaria
Areas with malaria: All areas of the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Rondonia, and Roraima. Also present in the states of Maranhão, Mato Grosso, and Para, but rare cases in their capital cities. Rare cases in the rural areas of the states of Espirito Santo, Goias, Mato Grosso do Sul, Piaui, and Tocantins. Rare cases in the rural forested areas of the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paolo. No malaria in the cities of Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paolo, and none at Iguaçu Falls (see Map 3-21).
Drug resistance3: Chloroquine.
Malaria species: P. vivax 85%, P. falciparum 15%.
Recommended chemoprophylaxis: States of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Rondonia, and Roraima. States of Maranhão, Mato Grosso, and Para (but not their capital cities): Atovaquone-proguanil, doxycycline, mefloquine, or tafenoquine.4 Areas with rare cases: None (practice mosquito avoidance).
The first link says that regime is:
Doxycycline
Adults: 100 mg daily.
Children: ≥8 years old: 2.2 mg/kg (maximum is adult dose) daily. Begin 1-2 days before travel, daily during travel, and for 4 weeks after leaving.
So a week long trip leaves your with 35+ doxy caps 100mg each.
And of coarse your doc has to be informed that a friend of yours who already has done this trip and Atovaquone/Proguanil prophylaxis has ruined his trip due side effects. Any way get your self familiar with the links to be informed. And I wish you happy trip
There is a list of countries and regions with guidelines to choose a drug of prophylaxis or treatment.
Yellow Fever Vaccine & Malaria Prophylaxis Information, by Country - Chapter 3 - 2018 Yellow Book | Travelers' Health | CDC
Just inform your doctor about your plans to travel lets say to Brazil. Your doc have to check this guideline and find this:
Brazil
Malaria
Areas with malaria: All areas of the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Rondonia, and Roraima. Also present in the states of Maranhão, Mato Grosso, and Para, but rare cases in their capital cities. Rare cases in the rural areas of the states of Espirito Santo, Goias, Mato Grosso do Sul, Piaui, and Tocantins. Rare cases in the rural forested areas of the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paolo. No malaria in the cities of Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paolo, and none at Iguaçu Falls (see Map 3-21).
Drug resistance3: Chloroquine.
Malaria species: P. vivax 85%, P. falciparum 15%.
Recommended chemoprophylaxis: States of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Rondonia, and Roraima. States of Maranhão, Mato Grosso, and Para (but not their capital cities): Atovaquone-proguanil, doxycycline, mefloquine, or tafenoquine.4 Areas with rare cases: None (practice mosquito avoidance).
The first link says that regime is:
Doxycycline
Adults: 100 mg daily.
Children: ≥8 years old: 2.2 mg/kg (maximum is adult dose) daily. Begin 1-2 days before travel, daily during travel, and for 4 weeks after leaving.
So a week long trip leaves your with 35+ doxy caps 100mg each.
And of coarse your doc has to be informed that a friend of yours who already has done this trip and Atovaquone/Proguanil prophylaxis has ruined his trip due side effects. Any way get your self familiar with the links to be informed. And I wish you happy trip