Thank you for your Globe Aware registration, and welcome aboard to an incredible experience!
The following links contain your orientation materials. You must read the orientation packages closely to pack appropriately and clearly understand what to expect during your Globe Aware program. A sample itinerary is also included, but please remember that this is a sample only. Itineraries will change subject to a number of factors, such as the number of volunteers, weather conditions, availability of supplies, etc.
Globe Aware General Handbook click here
Zimbabwe Game Count - About your program, click here
CDC instead recommends Atovaquone/Malarone -proguanil, doxycycline, mefloquine, or tafenoquine
1. Factors that affect local malaria transmission patterns can change rapidly and from year to year, such as local weather conditions, mosquito vector density, and prevalence of infection. Information in these tables is updated regularly.
2. Refers to P. falciparum malaria unless otherwise noted.
3. Estimates of malaria species are based on best available data from multiple sources. Where proportions are unavailable, the primary and less common species are identified.
4. Several medications are available for chemoprophylaxis LEARN MORE. When deciding which drug to use, consider the specific itinerary, length of trip, cost of the drug, previous adverse reactions to antimalarials, drug allergies, and current medical history. All travellers should seek medical attention in the event of fever during or after return from travel to areas with malaria.
5. Primaquine and tafenoquine can cause hemolytic anemia in persons with a deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD). Before prescribing primaquine or tafenoquine, patients must be screened for G6PD deficiency using a quantitative test.
6. Mosquito avoidance includes applying topical mosquito repellant, sleeping under an insecticide-treated bed net, and wearing protective clothing (e.g., long pants and socks, long sleeve shirt). For additional details on mosquito avoidance, see: LEARN MORE
7. P. knowlesi is a malaria species with a simian host (macaque). Human cases have been reported from most countries in Southeast Asia and are associated with activities in forest or forest-fringe areas. This species of malaria has no known resistance to antimalarials.
Zambia and Zimbabwe show drug resistance to cholorquine click here
