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When is it worth taking anti malaria pills? (going to costa rica soon)
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Area visiting : Limon province has the area with risk.
Answered 2/26/2013
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Usually: chemoprophylaxis isn't needed for Costa Rica because the risk is so low. There have rare cases of Malaria in Limón Province.The most predominant malaria species is P. vivax. It is recommended that you take precautions to avoid mosquitos. You can discuss this further wi a travel medicine specialist. See: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/costa-rica
Answered 10/12/2014
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