2023-07-03 03:37:00
While the period is favorable for travel, the Regional Health Agency is concerned regarding the risk of introducing this pathology on the island and recommends that travelers be extremely vigilant when traveling in certain countries in the Indian Ocean area. , particularly in the Comoros and Madagascar, in sub-Saharan Africa including South Africa, in India and in Southeast Asia. Destinations indeed very popular with Reunionese.
Malaria, a disease caused by the bite of a mosquito called Anopheles, has not been circulating in Reunion since 1979. On the other hand, cases are regularly recorded in travellers. Thus, 17 cases were diagnosed in 2023 and 16 cases in 2002.
Before traveling to areas where this tropical disease is active, it is advisable to take preventive treatment once morest malaria if necessary, following medical advice and to protect yourself from mosquito bites in covering clothing and repellent products.
“In the event of the onset of fever during the stay and upon return to Reunion, immediately consult a doctor or the traveler consultation service of the CHU”, advises the ARS in a press release. According to the latest report from Santé Publique France on imported cases of malaria in Reunion, approximately one in two Reunionese who have traveled to an area where malaria has been circulating in recent years*, have not taken any particular precautions.
However, every year in France, travelers die of malaria following a trip. Caution is needed at a time when many families are packing their bags as their holidays approach.
M. L.
* For information on countries at risk: https://www.pasteur.fr/fr/centre-medical/preparer-son-voyage
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