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Areas of India with Malaria: All areas throughout country except no malaria in areas >2,000 m (>6,561 ft) in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Kashmir, and Sikkim. Present in cities of Delhi and Bombay (Mumbai).
If you will be visiting an area of India with malaria, you will need to discuss with your doctor the best ways for you to avoid getting sick with malaria. Ways to prevent malaria include the following:
All of the following antimalarial drugs are equal options for preventing malaria in India: Atovaquone/proguanil, doxycycline, or mefloquine. For information that can help you and your doctor decide which of these drugs would be best for you.
Note: Chloroquine is NOT an effective antimalarial drug in India and should not be taken to prevent malaria in this region.
To find out more information on malaria throughout the world, you can use the interactive CDC malaria map. You can search or browse countries, cities, and place names for more specific malaria risk information and the recommended prevention medicines for that area.
All CDC Travel Injections and Vaccination Shots for Hepatitis A, Influenza, Typhoid Fever, Tetanus, Diphtheria, Hepatitis B, Meningococcal (Meningitis), Rabies, Yellow Fever, Japanese Encephalitis, Polomyelitis, Measles Mumps, Rubella, Pertusis, Pneumonia, H1N1, Polio, Cholera, Malaria, TBE
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