Press Releases
May 2008
Credit crunch prompts malaria warning
With Brits expected to trade in this year’s European package holiday in favour of destinations offering better value for money, bargain-hunting travellers are being warned about the risk of the most life-threatening strain of malaria.
ABTA – The Travel Association expects that as the Euro continues to gain strength, holidays to Spain and France could be replaced by trips to popular, long-haul destinations such as Goa, Southeast Asia and Africa - where the pound will stretch further but there is a high risk of the disease.
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May 2008
Malaria myths put travellers visiting friends and relatives overseas at risk
Thousands of UK residents could be exposing themselves to the potentially deadly disease, malaria, a new survey reveals today.
The survey, released ahead of Malaria Awareness Week (12 – 18 May), found that 50% of people who return to visit friend and family in a malarious country, wrongly believe they have natural immunity to the disease.
May 2008
Malaria warning to business travellers
Black and Asian business travellers in the UK could be exposing themselves to the deadly disease, malaria, after a new survey revealed that 50% of travellers who originate from a malarious area believe they have natural immunity when travelling to a country with a malaria risk
May 2008
East Lothian pupil puts mozzies in a sticky situation
There was a huge buzz across the UK as people voted in their thousands to push Beth Cameron, age 11, from Gullane Primary School, over the finishing line in a national competition to design the official logo for Malaria Awareness Week 2008 (12-18 May).
March 2008
Budding artists in for a chance of winning £2,000 for their school
Explorer and children’s television presenter, Steve Backshall, is calling on children around the UK to help raise awareness of a deadly tropical disease and win £2,000 for their school.
Steve has joined forces with the Malaria Awareness Campaign to help educate local school children about the disease and is inviting them to design an information-packed safety sticker for Malaria Awareness Week (12-18 May). The winning design will become this year’s official campaign logo and the stickers will be sent to hundreds of GP surgeries around the country
December 2007
UK travellers urged to continue to take precautions to protect themselves from malaria
In the wake of a study carried out by Edinburgh University, UK travel health experts are urging UK travellers to continue to take necessary health precautions when travelling abroad to malarious destinations. The research has shown that, in a native West-African population, blood group O seems to offer some protection against severe complications from the most lethal form of malaria, caused by Plasmodium falciparum. With blood group O also being the commonest blood group in the UK population, UK Travel Health experts emphasise that this does not justify complacency about the need for antimalarial use in British travellers.
November 2007
Safer travel with the latest up-to-date information
Following the recent and unexpected outbreaks of malaria in popular holiday destinations, including Goa and Jamaica, UK travellers are being urged to obtain the most up-to-date travel health information ahead of every single trip - even if they have travelled to the same destination in the past.
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IMPORTANT: Always consult your healthcare professional before travelling to a malarious area for advice on prevention.
VCG/WEB/08/34723/1 April 2008