Escaping the Jaws of Death?

	It only takes one mosquito bite to cause malarial infection, but the truth is, anything that reduces the number of bites will minimise the risk. In some parts of the world, mosquitoes can also spread Yellow Fever, Dengue Fever and Japanese B Encephalitis, and even a bite itself can prove troublesome. You can best protect employees travelling in risk areas by ensuring they have adequate education and equipment to keep mosquitoes well away from their skin.

Be sure they:
•Are aware of the problem
•Cover up with long sleeves and trousers after dusk
•Avoid bushes, undergrowth and water collection points, where mosquitoes breed and rest
•Are equipped with DEET sprays or lotions for use on both bare skin and thin clothing.

Ideally any accommodation units should be equipped with insect screens across windows or air-condtioning units. If not, travellers in malaria hotspots should travel with, and sleep under, an insecticide-impregnated mosquito net.