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Do I need to take anti malaria tablets for my trip to Thailand & across Mekong river?

I'm travelling to Koh Samui, Koh Tao, Koh Phangan, Bangkok, Chiang Mai and also travelling across the Mekong river for a day trip & stopping off on a Laos island. Is there any need to take anti malaria tablets or is the risk small? Thanks, Steven

Local health authorities do not recommend travellers to take antimalarial tablet in Thailand. Their reason include small malaria risk, efficacy and side effect of the tablet.

There is an interesting article "Should I take antimalarial tablet in Thailand?" from a teaching hospital in Thailand. You may have a look.

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4 pts of confusion - can you help clear this up?

1)I have 1 guidebook that recommends cloroquine for the 1st country I'll visit (cambodia) & fansidar for the 2nd country (laos). These drugs have to build up in your system so switching in mid-trip is out. What to do?
2) I have found cloroquine for sale throughout SE Asia but cloroquine-resistance has been seen since the '80s. Why are they selling it?
3) For emergency treatment, I had always heard of increased doses of the propylaxis. However I recently read that switching the medication & using a higher dose of another drug was the way to go; fansidar was the one mentioned
4) where can I get reliable, current info re. malaria prophylaxis, other than CDC (they just read to you from their info sheets)?

i don't know how much this will help you but i have had malaria prophylaxis twice and i never had any problems. the first time was in the Philippines and we were taking on blue pill a day and the other i was in Djibouti Africa and we were taking the once a week pill.i didn't have any issues. but then i am a healthy male with no real medical problems. good luck!

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