Malaria Prophylaxis

 Specific population risk groups of Malaria include :

• Traveller or visitors to endemic areas
• Pregnant woman
• Infants and children under five years old
• Patients with HIV/AIDS
• Army personnel
• Loggers/rubber tappers
• Workers in endemic areas e.g . dam construction, plantation

Table below shows drugs that can be used as prophylaxis for Malaria :

• Table below shows prophylaxis drug for malaria in Malaysia from Yellow Book Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

References

1. Management Guidelines of  Malaria in Malaysia 2013
2. https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/travelers/country_table/m.html
3. http://www.who.int/malaria/areas/high_risk_groups/en/