Travel websites should inform people about malaria
Travel websites, especially those that offer 'last minute' deals, should inform people about the risks of malaria and the need to take preventative medication before travelling, say experts in infectious diseases today.Their warning, in a letter to this week's BMJ, follows three recent cases of malaria in UK citizens returning from 'winter sun' holidays to the Gambia, where malaria is highly endemic.
Holidaymakers have been warned about the dangers of malaria, after recent figures revealed that travellers are still falling prey to the potentially fatal disease.