Chloroquine Resistance

Algeria

Reduced risk in Sahara

Argentina

Salta and Jujuy

Azerbaijan

Little risk in the lowland between the rivers Kura and Arax

Bangladesh

Everywhere except Dhaka

Belize

Remote areas outside Belize district

Bhutan

Areas to the border of India

Bolivia

Malaria risk in the lowlands below 2500 m altitude in the regions Beni, Pando, Santa Cruz , Tarija, Lacareja, Rurenabaque, Yungas.

Botswana

North of 21. degree of latitude

Brazil

In woodlands below 900 m in the provins of "Legal Amazonas"(Acre, Rondonia, Amapa, Roraima,in the rural part of Amazonas, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Tocantis and Para)

Burma

Only in remote areas. Below1000m in Karen state all year, from March to December in Chin, Kachin, Kayah, Mon, Rakhine, Shan states, Pegu Div. Hlegu, Hmawbi, Taikkyi, from April to December in Tennaserim, Frab; May to December in Irrawadi and Mandalay, from June to December in Magwe and Sagaing

Cape Verde

Little risk on Sao Tiago from September to October

China

Rural areas except in the northern provinses near Mongolia and in the western provinses of Heilungkiang, Kirin, Nigsia, Hui, Tibet, and Tsinghaii. North of 33. latitude only from July tol November; between 33. og 25. latitude only between May and December; South of 25. latitude the whole year

Colombia

High risk in rural and jungle areas below 800m altitue especially in the regions Amazonia , Pacifico and Uraba-Bajo Couco

Costa Rica

Little risk in the rural areas except in the central highlands

Democratic Rep. Korea (North-Korea)

Little risk in the southern rural areas

Ecuador

Everywhere near the eastern border and th soutn pacific coast ( Esmeraldas, El Orao, Gyayas, Los Rios, Manabi, Napo, Pastaza, Morona-Santiago, Pichincha and Zamora-Chinchipe

Egypt

Rural areas in the Nile-delta, El Faiyum , the oases and a part of the southern regions

El Salvador

Only in rural areas

Ethiopia

Everywhere except Addis Ababa oand in altitudes over 2000 m.

Emirates United Arab

The northern emirates, except the cities Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman og Umm al Quiwan and the emirate Abu Dhabi

Guatemala

Rural areas except in the central highlands

Guyana

Rural areas in the southern central areas and along the north west coast e.g. Rupununi

India

All regions except the provins Himechel Pradech, Jammu, Kashmir and Sikkim

Indonesia

In general only in rural areas. High risk areas are Irian Jaya ( western part of New Guinea ) . No risk in the big cities and popular turist destinations as Bali and Java

Iran

Rural areas only in the provinces Sistan-Baluchestan, Kerman og Hormozgan, in north in Zagros mountains and some areas in southwest

Iraq

All regions in the northern provinces Duhok, Erbil, Kirkuk, Ninawa, Sulaimaniya )

Kenya

All regions inclusive Safari National Parks, except Nairobi and areas higher than 2500 m

China

Rural regions except the northern provinces near Mongolia and the western provinces Heilungkiang, Kirin, Nigsia, Hui, Tibet, and Tsinghaii. North of 33. latitude only from July to November and between 33. and 25. latitude only from May to December south of 25. latitude all year

Laos

All regions except Vientane

Libya

restricted to two areas in the southern part of the country

Malaysia

Malaysia and Sarawak ( NW part of Borneo ). Malaria is restricted to remote areas

Mauritania

All regions except the northern region Dakhlet-Nouadhibou, (Inchiri,Adrar in rain season), Tiris-Zemour)

Mauritius

rural areas except Roddriguez Island

Mexico

Rural areas in the provinces : Oaxaca, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Campeche, Quintana, Sinaloa, Michoacan, Nayarit, Tabasco

Marocco

Very little risk in rural coast areas.

Myanmar/Burma

Only in rural areas.

Namibia

Risk from November to May in the nortern regions and in Omaheke and Okjozondjupa and all year near the rivers Kavango and Kunene

Nepal

Rural areas in Terai District and Hill District below 1200 m altitude. No risk in Katmandu

Nicaragua

Only in rural areas, but little risk in the fringes of Chinandega Leon, Granada, Managua, Nandaime, Tpitapa

Panama

Rural areas of the provinces Dearien ,San Blas, Boca del Tora, Veraguas. No risk in Canal Zone or in Panama City and surburb

Paraguay

Rural areas to the border of brazil

Peru

Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Cerro de Pasco, Chachapoyas Chanca-Andahuaylas, Cutervo, Cusco, Huancavelica, Jaen, Junin, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Piura, San Martín, Tumbes ogUcayali findes fortrinsvis P. Vivax. I Jaen, Lambayeque, Loreto, Luciano, Castillo, Piura, San Martín, Tumbes and Ucayali findes P. falciparum

Philippinerne

Only in rural areas except the Provinces of Bohol, Catanduanes, Cebu, Leyte

Prophylaxis is recommended in remote areas

Chloroquine and proguanil is recommended

Rep. Of Korea (Syd-Korea)

Little risk in the north

Saudi Arabia

All regions in the vestern provinces except in the highland Asir and in the cities Jeddah, Mecca, Medina, Taif

Chloroquine and proguanil is recommended

South Afrika (Rep.)

Rural areas including the safari parks in north, east and western lowlands of Tranvaal and in Natal coastareast north of 28. latitude.

Sri Lanka

All regions except Colombo

Suriname

Rural regions except Paramaribo District and the coast areas north of 5. latitude

South Korea

Restricted to the northern part

Swaziland

All lowlands

Syrien

Rural areas except in the southern and western part of Dier-es-zor and Sweida.

Tajikistan

From June to October risk is high in the southern part (Khatlon reg) and in (Dushan)

Thailand

Rural regions

Tyrkey

The southestern part of Anatolia from the city Mersin to the border to Irak (Cukorova/Amikova)

Turkmenistan

From June to Octoberin the sout southeastern part , spec.in the Mary-region

United Arabiske Emirater

Northern emirates except the cities Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman and Umm al Quiwan and emirates Abu Dhabi

Vanuata

Except in Fortuna Island

Venezuela

Malaria risk zone (P.vivax) inApure, Amazonas, Barinas, Bolívar,Sucre and Táchira states. Risk of P.falciparum malaria is restricted to the jungle Amazonas (Atabapo), Bolívar, (Cedeno, Gran Sabana, Raul Leoni, Sifontes and Sucre) and Delta Amacuro (Antonia Diaz, Casacoima and Pedernales)

Vietnam

Except in Red delta and Mekong delta

Yemen

Except in Aden and near the airport