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Solar
Eclipse-Southern Africa, 4th December 2002,
MALARIA WARNING
A
total solar eclipse will be experienced in
Southern Africa especially in Angola, Zambia,
Namibia and Zimbabwe on 4th December
2002. The malaria transmission season in Southern
Africa has started in November 2002 with the early
rains. Malaria transmission occurs in all the
areas of the path of total solar eclipse in
Southern Africa. There will be large-scale
movement of people such as travellers,
tourist’s and holidaymakers into these areas
during the week of 1 to 8th of December
2002. Those at high risk of getting malaria are
children, pregnant women and all those coming from
non-malaria areas. The advice by the
WHO-Southern Africa Malaria control programs is
that it is the individual responsibility of
all travelers and tourist’s, seeking the eclipse
to protect himself or herself against malaria. It
is the responsibility of all tourist
authorities, travel and tour companies, airlines,
hotels and lodge’s who will transport,
accommodate and cater for travelers to and in the
areas of total eclipse to advise all travelers and
tourist and assist them with malaria protection
information and anti-malaria repellents, drugs,
mosquito nets etc- to protect them from suffering
and even dying from malaria. Remember malaria
can be prevented and cured if the appropriate
protection and action is taken.
SOLAR
ECLIPSE WITHOUT MALARIA
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Use
Mosquito skin repellents to avoid
mosquito bites and malaria. Use the
repellents twice in the evening, first at
sunset and again in the same evening before
going to bed.
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Take
an insecticide treated mosquito net
with you and sleep under the mosquito net to
avoid mosquito bites and malaria.
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Take
malaria prophylaxis (anti-malaria
tablets) as advised by your health
worker to prevent malaria. Take the
anti-malaria tablets before entering a
malaria area and for four weeks after
leaving a malaria area.
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Seek
malaria treatment early
(within 12-24 hours) after leaving a malaria
area if you show malaria signs and symptoms |
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