My advice; skip the expensive prophylaxis. If you feel sick, find a doctor and get the blood test. You'll save money and won't have any side-effects to worry about. So few people get malaria there, its not worth taking the prophylaxis.
I came down with malaria probably from a mosquito bite in or around Pelenque, Mexico in 2006. (I was in Guatemala when I got sick, but I wasn't in any malarial zone in Guat.). For me, the doc appointment, blood test, and anti-malarial meds was around $70 total (I also had a stool test done at the same time included in the price along with another med; I had a parasite that came alive when the malaria kicked my ass). In less than 48 hours, the sickness was gone; physical fatigue lasted about a month though. Worst part, couldn't take the anti-parasite drug for a week until the malaria meds were done, so the diarrhea was around for awhile.
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quastdog
Chiang Mai, Thailand
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