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Malaria is spread by the bites of certain kinds of infected female mosquitoes. If you are living in, or will be traveling to, an area where there is a risk of getting malaria, the following mosquito-control measures will help to prevent infection:

• Remain in air-conditioned or well-screened rooms to reduce contact with mosquitoes.
• If possible, sleep under mosquito netting, preferably netting coated or soaked with permethrin, to avoid being bitten by malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
• Wear long-sleeved shirts or blouses and long trousers to protect your arms and legs, especially from dusk through dawn when mosquitoes are out.
• Apply mosquito repellent, preferably one containing DEET, to uncovered areas of the skin from dusk through dawn when mosquitoes are out.
• Use a pyrethrum-containing flying insect spray to kill mosquitoes in living and sleeping quarters during evening and nighttime hours.

If fever or “flu-like” symptoms develop during your travels or within a year - especially within the first 2 months after you leave an area where malaria occurs, check with your family doctor immediately .