africa--botswana, zambia and malaria

[djslittlebunny]

i am headed to botswana and zambia in two weeks. 1) has anyone been there recently? and 2) did you need to take malaria pills? i am still trying to decide whether or not to take them. thanks.

[joe7f]

I would start with these

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_p.../cis_1071.html
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_p.../cis_1062.html

Never been to any of those countries (or that continent...well I did see Ceuta from a distance). Welcome to Travel Punk!

--Joey

[Esterina]

Here's another neat one :

Center for disease control and prevention


I moved your thread into the Africa forum, for a better exposure to our "experts".

And... welcome on travelpunk.com !

[beergal]

I'm heading to Africa for 6 weeks in the summer. I would not go without taking Malaria tablets especially for the countries you are heading to. You should take malaria tablets two weeks before you go.

P.S. WELCOME TO TPUNK!

[worldwidemike]

Absolutely. Take malaria tablets. Locals may disagree because the long term effects of taking them for decades deters them, but for you and I the traveler, you are foolish not to take them. People die from malaria.

Check out this thread:
http://www.travelpunk.com/boards/showthread.php?t=11238

worldwidemike