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Health and Travel in Rouen, is :
- a phone answering service, from 9 AM to 7 PM on weekdays, by a team of doctors trained
to help travellers and physicians in need of up to date information on more than 150
countries.
- at present, this free information center receives more than 3000 calls a year (you may
consult our 1996 and 1997 statistics report, in french).
- We are helped by several data bases : Meditravel ©1996-97
ADIMI Marseille, and Edisan©,
conceived by Pr A. Bourgeade and Dr H. Chaudet. and published by CD conseil. The EDISAN program is brought up to date
every 6 weeks. You can take a look at :
- the world map of yellow fewer (vaccination in approved center
only) taken from this program
- maps giving the French break down of malaria infected
countries, or the Who groups.
MALARIA :
WHO
and France do not give the same advice because they do not classify countries in the same
way
Who divides the world in 3 zones of countries, wheareas..
France divides the world in 3 groups, according to the
resistance to the treatment. (4 groups in fact where the 0 group's don't need prophylaxis,
because there is no malaria).
Medical advice concerning this disease differs, and should therefore be discussed with
a well informed doctor.
Nevertheless, here are a few hints :
- Malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes. Therefore, one must prevent himself from being
bitten, and that can be done by :
using insecticides for the skin (repulsive creams containing DEET), on the clothes
(containing Pyrethrine), in the air (plugs, insect powder...). Sleeping under a mosquito
net wearing long skirts, trousers, socks, and shirts with long sleeves
- As far as the medical prophylaxis is concerned French doctors advise:
- in the group I countries : chloroquine (100 mg a day, beginning the eve of the departure
and continued 4 weeks after the return)
- In the group II countries : combination of 2 products : chloroquine (100 mg a day),
proguanil (200 mg a day), both beginning 4 to 5 days before the departure and continued 4
weeks after the return.
- In the group III countries : Mefloquine (250 mg a week, beginning 10 to 20 days before
the departure and continued 3 weeks after the return) has a certain number of drawbacks,
for instance it cannot be used by pregnant women and by children under 15 kg, and it must
not be used more than 3 months according to french authority.
- If you want to know more about malaria, please consult the brochure of Dr Alex Barbey (for Doctors).
To ask any question to be ready for travelling you can
| send an Email : ..... |
sante-voyages@chu-rouen.fr
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| phone to : ............. |
33 2 32 88 84 48 |
| send a fax to : ....... |
33 2 32 88 81 28 |
| or at least write to : |
1 rue de Germont F-76031 Rouen Cedex France |
