malaria tablets for Kruger park?

Speedster said:
So you're still keeping you social distance and wearing masks in public places because of the COVID warnings?
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SAN parks issued the warning, do you have evidence that the increase in malaria has since waned?

And in 1960s the US Surgeon General first warned people there was a link between smoking and cancer… Can we safely ignore that too?
 
South Africa has achieved an 87% reduction in malaria cases, with a decline from 64,622 cases in 2000 [17] to 8,126 cases in 2020 [15]. Furthermore, the number of malaria-related deaths has decreased by 91% (459 deaths in 2000 to 38 deaths in 2020)
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You all realize that there is towns with hundreds of thousands of people all around the Kruger including babies, children and old people and I am sure none or very little of them ever drink anti malaria pills.
You can still get malaria even if you take the pill. Do not know how true it is but heard it is more difficult to detect malaria if you took the pills.
If you want to feel safer(not 100% safe) take the pills. But if you don't there is very little chance of getting Malaria and even if you get it, its not a death sentence, doctors and medicine is good, as long as you immediately go to the doctor the first few weeks after you been there and feel sick and tell them you might be at risk.
 
Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
You all realize that there is towns with hundreds of thousands of people all around the Kruger including babies, children and old people and I am sure none or very little of them ever drink anti malaria pills.
You can still get malaria even if you take the pill. Do not know how true it is but heard it is more difficult to detect malaria if you took the pills.
If you want to feel safer(not 100% safe) take the pills. But if you don't there is very little chance of getting Malaria and even if you get it, its not a death sentence, doctors and medicine is good, as long as you immediately go to the doctor the first few weeks after you been there and feel sick and tell them you might be at risk.
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The OP is from Welkom, he is as strong as an ox. So I don't think he needs any pills.
 
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Dan C said:
South Africa has achieved an 87% reduction in malaria cases, with a decline from 64,622 cases in 2000 [17] to 8,126 cases in 2020[15]. Furthermore, the number of malaria-related deaths has decreased by 91% (459 deaths in 2000 to 38 deaths in 2020)
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And we attribute that decline, as opposed to eradication, in part to...

During the peak transmission period, human behaviour and practices, such as travel [40, 41], outdoor activities (such as farming) [42], and the use of protective measures [43], play a crucial role in the spread of malaria [40]. In addition, compliance with protective measures, such as the use of insecticide-treated nets and antimalarial medication, can also influence the dynamics of malaria transmission
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Same article but I'll provide the source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10907104/
 
Summer possibly take pills depending on what part of the park you are going to but it being winter I’d just take the necessary precautions to prevent getting bitten, long pants and long sleeve tops, peaceful sleep etc
 
Aghori said:
I used to just drink a 1L bottle of Indian Tonic water. It has some malaria protection stuff in it.
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quinine, also present in dry/bitter lemon soft drinks

Aghori said:
Also, get a mozzie-repellent lotion/cream.
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pretty much this, been in malaria areas many times, family only used the pills once and got sick as dogs, never again ... fun fact, Malaria evolves and you'll encounter various levels of drug resistance to the various malaria drugs depending on where you travel i.e. either way it is a bit of a gamble

just keep the mossies away rather, and yes they are less active in winter
 
Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
You all realize that there is towns with hundreds of thousands of people all around the Kruger including babies, children and old people and I am sure none or very little of them ever drink anti malaria pills
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some (many?) of them develop immunity to Malaria from the repeated exposure or something

years ago a guide taking us around on Lake Kariba was laughing at us with our repellents and other nonsense, told us how their entire town gets bitten all the time with no need for meds, they never get Malaria
 
The Voice said:
Better safe than sorry. A coworker in the project team had to go to central Africa for work on a client site many years ago. The company would normally get the malaria pills to the team as soon as travel arrangements were being made, but because it was so last minute and a big contract they decided to just skip it and get her up there as soon as possible. As fate would have it, she contracted malaria, and was dead a few days later.
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Fear mongering at it's peak
 
Dan C said:
I never disagreed with you. I simply posted that there was a decline due to precautions.
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Fair enough.

SAN parks says it’s up to the individual in the end. Some people might experience (mild) side effects so it’s up to them to decide if the juice is worth the squeeze.
 
bwana said:
Fair enough.

SAN parks says it’s up to the individual in the end. Some people might experience (mild) side effects so it’s up to them to decide if the juice is worth the squeeze.
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I've been a regular in malaria areas for all of my life (fortunately only contracting it once) and continue to be an avid proponent for prophylaxis (except Mefloquine). However, Kruger in winter is very, very low risk.
 
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