Preventing bites

Protecting yourself against mosquito and insect bites is essential to avoid contracting various diseases when travelling: malaria, chikungunya, dengue fever, yellow fever, etc.

Preventive measures you can take during your trip:

• Wear clothes that cover your entire body, including your arms and legs.
• Treat your clothes with permethrin-based insecticides. These insecticides are non-toxic for humans, but highly toxic for mosquitoes, flies, lice, fleas, etc.
• Use insect repellents on your skin.
• Sleep under mosquito nets that have been treated with insect repellent.
• Spray an insecticide in the room where you will be sleeping, following the instructions on the product.
• Avoid travelling in certain regions during rainy periods.