Country recommendations

Question 1

Key to the country recommendations table

Accepted Answer

The table contains the following abbreviations:

A/P = atovaquone-proguanil combination preparation
BA only = bite avoidance plus awareness of risk
D = doxycycline
M = mefloquine
C = chloroquine

Question 2

Notes

Accepted Answer

The role of UKMEAG is to provide high level general guidance to help practitioners give specific advice for individual travellers.
Bite avoidance is advised for travel to all areas, including the malaria-free areas of the countries listed in this table, as a preventive measure against other insect vector-borne diseases.
Some countries not listed in this table may experience occasional instances of malaria transmission.
A recommendation for bite prevention plus awareness of risk does not mean there is no risk of malaria in the place in question but indicates that UKMEAG considers the level of risk to be below the threshold for routinely recommending chemoprophylaxis. Where bite avoidance is now the main preventive measure for a given area, rigorous adherence to the recommendations in bite prevention is strongly advised. In all cases, whether or not chemoprophylaxis has been advised, special attention must be given to bite prevention and febrile illness must be taken seriously and investigated promptly.
Long-term visitors visiting friends and relatives (VFR) run a higher risk of catching malaria than short-term travellers to the same location. Furthermore, once infected, the risk of developing severe or complicated malaria is higher in certain groups, such as the elderly (over 70 years old), the immunosuppressed, those with complex co-morbidities and pregnant women.
Although such travellers at increased risk of developing complicated malaria should not be offered antimalarials routinely for malaria risk areas where bite avoidance only is recommended, this may be considered in exceptional circumstances. Expert advice to support the practitioner is available from the MRL and NaTHNaC.
The final decision whether or not to advise chemoprophylaxis rests with the travel health advisor and the traveller after individual risk assessment has been performed.

For the latest information on outbreaks in affected countries, please check the NaTHNaC website.

Table of country recommendations

Country name	UKMEAG recommendations 2026
Afghanistan NaTHNaC country page	There is a low risk of malaria below 2,000m from May to November (叠础听辞苍濒测). There is a very low risk of malaria in this part of the country during听the rest of the year (BA only).
Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India)	There is a low risk of malaria in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (叠础听辞苍濒测).
Angola NaTHNaC page	There听is a high risk of malaria in Angola (A/P, D, M).
Argentina NaTHNaC page	In 2019 the World Health Orgnization (WHO) declared听Argentina malaria-free. There is no risk of malaria (BA only)
Azerbaijan NaTHNaC page	In 2023 the WHO declared听听听Azerbaijan malaria-free. There is no risk of malaria (BA only).
Bangladesh NaTHNaC page	There is a high risk of malaria in the Chittagong Hill Tract听districts of Bangladesh (A/P, D, M). There is a very low risk in the rest of Bangladesh (including Chittagong city) (BA only).
Belize NaTHNaC page	In 2023 the WHO declared Belize听malaria free. There is no risk of malaria in Belize (BA only).
Benin NaTHNaC page	There听is a high risk of malaria in Benin (A/P, D, M).
Bhutan NaTHNaC page	There is a low risk of malaria in the southern belt districts of听Bhutan along the border with India: Chukha, Geyleg-phug, Samchi, Samdrup听Jonkhar and Shemgang (BA only). There is no risk in the rest of Bhutan.
Bolivia NaTHNaC page	There听is a low risk of malaria in the Amazon basin of Bolivia (BA only). There is a听low risk of malaria in other rural areas below 2,500 m (BA only). There is no听risk above 2,500m. See the interactive malaria map for Bolivia.
Botswana NaTHNaC page	There is a high risk of malaria, from October to May, in the northern half of Botswana, including the Okavango Delta area听(A/P, D, M). There is a low risk of malaria in this part of the country during听the rest of the year (BA only). There is very low risk in the southern half听of the country (BA only).
Brazil NaTHNaC page	There is a low risk of malaria in the Amazon Basin of Brazil,听including in the city of Manaus (BA only). There is a very low risk of听malaria in the rest of Brazil (BA only). There is no risk of malaria in听Igua莽u Falls.听
Brunei Darussalam NaTHNaC page	There is a very low risk of malaria in Brunei Darussalam (BA only).
Burkina Faso NaTHNaC page	There is a high risk of malaria in Burkina Faso (A/P, D, M).
Burundi NaTHNaC page	There is a high risk of malaria in Burundi (A/P, D, M).
Cambodia NaTHNaC page	There is a low听risk of malaria in Cambodia. (BA only). There is a very low risk of malaria听in the temple complexes of Angkor Wat and around Lake Tonle Sap, including听Siem Reap (BA only).
听	There is no risk in Phnom Penh. Mefloquine听resistance is widespread in the western provinces of Cambodia bordering听Thailand.
Cameroon NaTHNaC page	There听is a high risk of malaria in Cameroon (A/P, D, M).
Cape Verde NaTHNaC page	There is no risk of malaria in Cape Verde (BA only).
Central African Republic NaTHNaC page	There is a high risk of malaria in the Central African Republic听(A/P, D, M).
Chad NaTHNaC page	There is a high risk of malaria in Chad (A/P, D, M).
China NaTHNaC page	In 2021 the WHO declared China malaria free. There is no risk of听malaria in China (BA only).
China (Hong Kong) NaTHNaC page	There is no risk of malaria in Hong Kong.
Colombia NaTHNaC page	There is a low risk of malaria in rural areas of Colombia below 1,600m听(BA only). There is a very low risk in areas above 1,600m and in Cartagena听(BA only).
Comoros NaTHNaC page	There is a high risk of malaria in the Comoros (A/P, D, M).
Congo NaTHNaC page	There听is a high risk of malaria in the Congo (A/P, D, M).
Costa Rica NaTHNaC page	There is a low risk of malaria in Limon Province (BA only) but not in听the city of Limon (Puerto Limon). There is a very low risk in the rest of the country (BA only).
C么te d鈥橧voire NaTHNaC page	There听is a high risk of malaria in the Cote d鈥橧voire (A/P, D, M).
Democratic Republic听of the Congo NaTHNaC page	There is a high risk of malaria in the Democratic Republic of the听Congo (A/P, D, M).
Djibouti NaTHNaC page	There is a high risk of malaria in Djibouti (A/P, D, M).
Dominican Republic NaTHNaC page	There is a low risk of malaria in the Dominican Republic (BA only).听Risk may be higher in areas bordering Haiti (BA only). There is no risk in听the cities of Santiago and Santo Domingo.
East Timor (Timor-Leste) NaTHNaC page	In July 2025 the World Health Organization declared Timor-Leste malaria-free. There is no risk of malaria in Timor-Leste. (BA only).
Ecuador NaTHNaC page	On mainland Ecuador, there is a low risk of malaria in areas below听1,500m, including the coastal provinces and Amazon basin (BA only). There is听no risk of malaria in the Galapagos islands or the city of Guayaquil.
Egypt NaTHNaC page	In 2024 the WHO declared Egypt malaria free. There is no risk of听malaria in Egypt (BA only).
El Salvador NaTHNaC page	In 2021 the WHO declared El Salvador malaria free. There is no risk听of malaria in El Salvador (BA only).
Equatorial Guinea NaTHNaC page	There is a high risk of malaria in Equatorial Guinea (A/P, D, M).
Eritrea NaTHNaC page	There is a high risk of malaria in Eritrea below 2,200m (A/P, D, M).听There is no risk of malaria in Asmara or in areas above 2,200m.
Eswatini NaTHNaC page	There is a risk of malaria from November to May in the northern and eastern regions of Eswatini bordering Mozambique and South Africa, including all of Lubombo district and the eastern half of Hhohho, Manzini and Shiselweni districts. (A/P, D, M). There is no malaria risk in Mbabane district, and very low risk in the rest of Eswatini (BA). There is a very low risk of malaria in the rest听听听of the country (BA only).
Ethiopia NaTHNaC page	There听is a high risk of malaria in Ethiopia below 2,000m (A/P, D, M). There is no听risk of malaria in Addis Ababa or in areas above 2,000m.
French Guiana NaTHNaC page	There is a risk of malaria in听French Guiana, particularly in areas bordering low-risk malaria zones in听Brazil and along major rivers such as the Oyapock and Approuague.听Antimalarials are recommended for visitors to these areas (A/P, D, M). There听is a low risk of malaria in the city of Cayenne or Devil鈥檚 Island and environs (Ile du Diable) (BA only).
Gabon NaTHNaC page	There is a high risk of malaria in Gabon (A/P, D, M).
Gambia NaTHNaC page	There听is a high risk of malaria in Gambia (A/P, D, M).
Georgia NaTHNaC page	Georgia has been certified malaria free by the World Health听Organization (BA only).听
Ghana NaTHNaC page	There听is a high risk of malaria in Ghana (A/P, D, M).
Guatemala NaTHNaC page	There is a low risk of malaria in Guatemala below 1,500m (BA only).听There is no risk in Guatemala City, Antigua and Lake Atitlan and areas above听1,500m.
Guinea NaTHNaC page	There听is a high risk of malaria in Guinea (A/P, D, M).
Guinea-Bissau NaTHNaC page	There is a high risk of malaria in Guinea-Bissau (A/P, D, M).
Guyana NaTHNaC page	There is a risk of malaria in all interior regions of Guyana (A/P,听D, M). There is a very low risk of malaria in Georgetown and the coastal听region (BA only).
Haiti NaTHNaC page	There is a risk of malaria in Haiti (C, A/P, D, M).
Honduras NaTHNaC page	There is听a low risk of malaria below 1,000m and in Roat谩n and other Bay Islands (BA only). There is no risk of malaria听in San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa and areas above 1,000m.
India NaTHNaC page	There is a risk听of malaria in the states of Mizoram, Odisha and Tripura (A/P, D, M).
听	For the rest of India (including Goa and the听Andaman and Nicobar Islands) there is a low risk of malaria (BA only).There听is no risk of malaria in the Lakshadweep islands.听
Indonesia NaTHNaC page	There is a high听risk of malaria in Irian Jaya (Papua) (A/P, D, M). There is a low risk in听Bali, Lombok and the islands of Java and Sumatra (BA only). There is no risk听in the city of Jakarta.
Iran NaTHNaC page	There is a low听risk of malaria from March to November in the rural south eastern provinces听of Iran and in the north, along the Azerbaijan border in Ardabil and near the听Turkmenistan border in North Khorasan (BA only). There is a very low risk in听the rest of Iran (BA only).
Iraq NaTHNaC page	There is a very听low risk of malaria in the rural northern area of Iraq below 1,500m, from May听to November (BA only). There is no risk in the rest of Iraq.
Kenya NaTHNaC page	There is a high听risk of malaria in Kenya (A/P, D, M). There is very low risk in the city of听Nairobi and in the highlands above 2,500m (BA only).
Lao People鈥檚 Democratic Republic (Laos) NaTHNaC page	There is a low听risk of malaria in Laos (BA only). There is a very low risk in the city of听Vientiane (BA only).
Liberia NaTHNaC page	There is a high听risk of malaria in Liberia (A/P, D, M).
Madagascar听 NaTHNaC page	There is听a high risk of malaria in Madagascar (A/P, D, M).
Malawi NaTHNaC page	There is a听high risk of malaria in Malawi (A/P, D, M).
Malaysia NaTHNaC page	There听is a low risk of malaria in mainland Malaysia (BA only).
Malaysia听(Borneo) NaTHNaC page	There is a low听risk of malaria in inland areas of Sabah and in the inland, forested areas of听Sarawak (BA only). There is a very low risk of malaria in the rest of听Malaysian Borneo including the coastal areas of Sabah and Sarawak (BA only)
Mali NaTHNaC page	There is a high听risk of malaria in Mali (A/P, D, M).
Mauritania听 NaTHNaC page	There is a high听risk of malaria throughout the year in the southern provinces of Mauritania听(A/P, D, M). There is a high risk of malaria in the northern provinces from听July to October inclusive (A/P, D, M). There is a low risk of malaria in the听northern provinces during the rest of the year (BA only).
Mauritius NaTHNaC page	There is no听risk of malaria in Mauritius (BA only).
Mayotte NaTHNaC page	There is a low听risk of malaria in Mayotte (BA only).
Mexico NaTHNaC page	There is a very听low risk of malaria in Mexico (BA only).
Mozambique听 NaTHNaC page	There is听a high risk of malaria in Mozambique (A/P, D, M).
Myanmar NaTHNaC page	The risk in听Myanmar is difficult to assess and chemoprophylaxis (A/P, D) should be听considered for travellers to all parts of Myanmar at altitudes below 1,000听metres.
Namibia NaTHNaC page	There is a high risk of malaria all year in the Kavango East, Kavango West, and Zambezi [including Caprivi] regions (A/P, D, M). There is also a high risk of malaria from December to April inclusive in Kunene, Omusati, Oshana, Ohangwena, Oshikoto, Omaheke, and Otjozondjupa regions (A/P, D, M). There is a very low risk of malaria in the rest of Namibia (BA only).
听	There is a very low risk of malaria in the rest of Namibia (叠础听辞苍濒测).
Nepal NaTHNaC page	There is a low听risk of malaria in areas of Nepal below 1,500m, including the Terai district听(BA only). There is no risk of malaria in the city of Kathmandu and on听typical Himalayan treks.
Nicaragua NaTHNaC page	There is a very听low risk of malaria in Managua (BA only). There is a low risk of malaria in听the rest of Nicaragua (BA only).
Niger NaTHNaC page	There is a high听risk of malaria in Niger (A/P, D, M).
Nigeria NaTHNaC page	There is a听high risk of malaria in Nigeria (A/P, D, M).
North Korea NaTHNaC page	There is a very听low risk of malaria in some southern areas of North Korea (BA only).
Pakistan NaTHNaC page	There is a low听risk of malaria in areas of Pakistan below 2,000m (BA only). There is a very听low risk above 2,000m (BA only).
Panama NaTHNaC page	There is a low听risk of malaria east of the Canal Zone in Panama (BA only). There is a very听low risk of malaria west of the Canal Zone (BA only). There is no risk of听malaria in Panama City or the Canal Zone itself.
Papua New Guinea听 NaTHNaC page	There is a high听risk of malaria in Papua New Guinea below 1,800m (A/P, D, M). There is very听low risk above 1,800m (BA only).
Peru NaTHNaC page	There is a low听risk of malaria in the Amazon basin of Peru along the border with Brazil,听听听particularly in Loreto province and in the other rural areas of Peru below听2,000m including that part of the Amazon Basin which borders Bolivia (叠础听辞苍濒测). There is no risk in the city of Lima and the coastal region south of听Chiclayo.
Philippines NaTHNaC page	There is a low听risk of malaria in rural areas of the Philippines below 600m and on the听听听islands of Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, and Palawan (BA only). There is no risk听in cities or on the islands of Borocay, Bohol, Catanduanes, Cebu and Leyte.
Rwanda NaTHNaC page	There is a听high risk of malaria in Rwanda (A/P, D, M).
Sao Tome and Principe NaTHNaC page	There is a high听risk of malaria in S茫o Tom茅 and Pr铆ncipe (A/P, D, M).
Saudi Arabia NaTHNaC page	There is a very听low risk of malaria in the south western provinces of Saudi Arabia, along the听border with Yemen including Asir province below 2,000m (BA only). There is no听risk of malaria in the cities of Jeddah, Makkah (Mecca), Medina, Riyadh, and Ta鈥檌f, or in Asir province above听2,000m.
Senegal NaTHNaC page	There is a high听risk of malaria in Senegal (A/P, D, M).
Sierra Leone NaTHNaC page	There听is a high risk of malaria in Sierra Leone (A/P, D, M).
Singapore NaTHNaC page	There is no听risk of malaria in Singapore (BA only).
Solomon Islands NaTHNaC page	There is a high听risk of malaria in the Solomon Islands (A/P, D, M).
Somalia NaTHNaC page	There is a听high risk of malaria in Somalia (A/P, D, M).
South Africa NaTHNaC page	All travellers should take bite avoidance measures throughout the year in all risk areas. Transmission of malaria occurs typically between the months of September and May only. There is a risk of malaria in the low altitude areas of Mpumalanga and Limpopo particularly those bordering Mozambique, Estwatini and Zimbabwe; this includes the Kruger National Park: atovaquone/proguanil听OR doxycycline听OR mefloquine听recommended during the transmission season, September to May only. In June, July and August, the risk in this area is considered to be听very low: awareness of risk and bite avoidance recommended. There is a low risk of malaria in the far northeast of KwaZulu-Natal and in designated areas of Mpumalanga, Limpopo during the transmission season, September to May: awareness of risk and bite avoidance recommended. There is a very low risk of malaria in designated areas of northeast KwaZulu-Natal during the transmission season, September to May: awareness of risk and bite avoidance recommended. There is no risk in the rest of South Africa: bite avoidance recommended.
Sri Lanka NaTHNaC page	There is no听risk of malaria in Sri Lanka (BA) only).
South Korea NaTHNaC page	There is a very听low risk of malaria in northern areas of South Korea, in Gyeonggi-do and听Gangwon-do Provinces, and Incheon City, near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).听Increased risk has been reported in the following areas: Ganghwa-gun,听Paju-si, Gimpo-si, Ilsanseo-gu, Ilsandong-gu, Deogyang-gu, Cheorwon-gun, and听Yeoncheon-gun (BA only).
South Sudan NaTHNaC page	There is a high听risk of malaria in South Sudan (A/P, D, M).
Sudan NaTHNaC page	Antimalarial听chemoprophylaxis is advised for all travellers to Sudan, including Khartoum;听atovaquone-proguanil or doxycycline or mefloquine is recommended. This change听will be kept under review. Anyone returning from Sudan should be vigilant for听the signs of malaria and seek immediate medical attention if they have a听fever or flu-like illness听听
Suriname NaTHNaC page	There is no risk of malaria in Suriname (BA only).听
Syria NaTHNaC page	There is听thought to be a very low risk of malaria in small, remote foci of El Hasaka听听听(BA only) but up-to-date data is not available, so the possibility of听additional cases occurring cannot be excluded.
Tajikistan NaTHNaC page	In 2023 the WHO听declared Tajikistan malaria-free. There is no risk of malaria in Tajikistan (BA only).
Tanzania NaTHNaC page	There is a high听risk of malaria in all areas below 1,800m (A/P, D, M). There is no risk of听malaria above 1,800m. There is a risk of malaria in Zanzibar (A/P, D, M).
听	See the听interactive malaria map of Tanzania.
Thailand NaTHNaC page	There is听mefloquine resistance in Thailand. There is a low risk of malaria in the听rural, forested borders of Thailand with Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar (叠础听辞苍濒测). There is a very low risk of malaria in the remaining areas of Thailand听including Kanchanaburi (Kwai Bridge) (BA only). There is no risk of malaria听in the cities of Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Koh Phangan, Koh Samui, and听Pattaya.
Togo NaTHNaC page	There is a high听risk of malaria in Togo (A/P, D, M).
罢眉谤办颈测别 NaTHNaC page	There is a very听low risk of malaria in 罢眉谤办颈测别 (BA only).
Uganda NaTHNaC page	There is a听high risk of malaria in Uganda (A/P, D, M).
Uzbekistan NaTHNaC page	The WHO听certified Uzbekistan to be malaria free in 2018. There is no risk of malaria in Uzbekistan听(BA only).
Vanuatu NaTHNaC page	There is a risk听of malaria in the whole of Vanuatu (A/P, D, M).
Venezuela NaTHNaC page	There is a risk听of malaria in all areas of Venezuela, particularly in the Amazonas, Bol铆var, Delta Amacuro and Sucre听states: (A/P, D, M). There is no risk in the city of Caracas or on Margarita听Island: (BA only).
Vietnam NaTHNaC page	There is a low听risk of malaria in the southern part of the country in the provinces of Tay听Ninh, Lam Dong, Dak Lak, Gia Lai, and Kon Tum, and other rural areas of听Vietnam (BA only). There is no risk in large cities, including Hanoi and Ho听Chi Minh City (Saigon), the Red River delta, coastal areas north of Nha Trang听and Phu Quoc Island (BA only).
Western Sahara NaTHNaC page	There is no听risk of malaria in Western Sahara (BA only).
Yemen NaTHNaC page	There is a risk听of malaria in Yemen below 2,000m (A/P, D, M).There is very low risk of听malaria on Socrota Island (BA only). There is no risk of malaria above 2,000m听including Sana鈥檃 city (BA only).
Zambia NaTHNaC page	There is a听high risk of malaria in Zambia (A/P, D, M).
Zimbabwe NaTHNaC page	There is a high听risk of malaria in Zimbabwe below 1,200m from November to June (A/P, D, M).听There is a low risk of malaria in this part of the country during the rest of听the year (BA only). In the Zambezi valley the risk is throughout the year听(A/P, D, M). There is very low risk in Harare and Bulawayo (BA only).

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Country name	UKMEAG recommendations 2026
Afghanistan	There is a low risk of malaria below 2,000m from May to November (叠础听辞苍濒测). There is a very low risk of malaria in this part of the country during听the rest of the year (BA only).
Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India)	There is a low risk of malaria in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (叠础听辞苍濒测).
Angola	There听is a high risk of malaria in Angola (A/P, D, M).
Argentina	In 2019 the World Health Orgnization (WHO) declared听Argentina malaria-free. There is no risk of malaria (BA only)
Azerbaijan	In 2023 the WHO declared听听听Azerbaijan malaria-free. There is no risk of malaria (BA only).
Bangladesh	There is a high risk of malaria in the Chittagong Hill Tract听districts of Bangladesh (A/P, D, M). There is a very low risk in the rest of Bangladesh (including Chittagong city) (BA only).
Belize	In 2023 the WHO declared Belize听malaria free. There is no risk of malaria in Belize (BA only).
Benin	There听is a high risk of malaria in Benin (A/P, D, M).
Bhutan	There is a low risk of malaria in the southern belt districts of听Bhutan along the border with India: Chukha, Geyleg-phug, Samchi, Samdrup听Jonkhar and Shemgang (BA only). There is no risk in the rest of Bhutan.
Bolivia	There听is a low risk of malaria in the Amazon basin of Bolivia (BA only). There is a听low risk of malaria in other rural areas below 2,500 m (BA only). There is no听risk above 2,500m. See the interactive malaria map for Bolivia.
Botswana	There is a high risk of malaria, from October to May, in the northern half of Botswana, including the Okavango Delta area听(A/P, D, M). There is a low risk of malaria in this part of the country during听the rest of the year (BA only). There is very low risk in the southern half听of the country (BA only).
Brazil	There is a low risk of malaria in the Amazon Basin of Brazil,听including in the city of Manaus (BA only). There is a very low risk of听malaria in the rest of Brazil (BA only). There is no risk of malaria in听Igua莽u Falls.听
Brunei Darussalam	There is a very low risk of malaria in Brunei Darussalam (BA only).
Burkina Faso	There is a high risk of malaria in Burkina Faso (A/P, D, M).
Burundi	There is a high risk of malaria in Burundi (A/P, D, M).
Cambodia	There is a low听risk of malaria in Cambodia. (BA only). There is a very low risk of malaria听in the temple complexes of Angkor Wat and around Lake Tonle Sap, including听Siem Reap (BA only).
听	There is no risk in Phnom Penh. Mefloquine听resistance is widespread in the western provinces of Cambodia bordering听Thailand.
Cameroon	There听is a high risk of malaria in Cameroon (A/P, D, M).
Cape Verde	There is no risk of malaria in Cape Verde (BA only).
Central African Republic	There is a high risk of malaria in the Central African Republic听(A/P, D, M).
Chad	There is a high risk of malaria in Chad (A/P, D, M).
China	In 2021 the WHO declared China malaria free. There is no risk of听malaria in China (BA only).
China (Hong Kong)	There is no risk of malaria in Hong Kong.
Colombia	There is a low risk of malaria in rural areas of Colombia below 1,600m听(BA only). There is a very low risk in areas above 1,600m and in Cartagena听(BA only).
Comoros	There is a high risk of malaria in the Comoros (A/P, D, M).
Congo	There听is a high risk of malaria in the Congo (A/P, D, M).
Costa Rica	There is a low risk of malaria in Limon Province (BA only) but not in听the city of Limon (Puerto Limon). There is a very low risk in the rest of the country (BA only).
C么te d鈥橧voire	There听is a high risk of malaria in the Cote d鈥橧voire (A/P, D, M).
Democratic Republic听of the Congo	There is a high risk of malaria in the Democratic Republic of the听Congo (A/P, D, M).
Djibouti	There is a high risk of malaria in Djibouti (A/P, D, M).
Dominican Republic	There is a low risk of malaria in the Dominican Republic (BA only).听Risk may be higher in areas bordering Haiti (BA only). There is no risk in听the cities of Santiago and Santo Domingo.
East Timor (Timor-Leste)	In July 2025 the World Health Organization declared Timor-Leste malaria-free. There is no risk of malaria in Timor-Leste. (BA only).
Ecuador	On mainland Ecuador, there is a low risk of malaria in areas below听1,500m, including the coastal provinces and Amazon basin (BA only). There is听no risk of malaria in the Galapagos islands or the city of Guayaquil.
Egypt	In 2024 the WHO declared Egypt malaria free. There is no risk of听malaria in Egypt (BA only).
El Salvador	In 2021 the WHO declared El Salvador malaria free. There is no risk听of malaria in El Salvador (BA only).
Equatorial Guinea	There is a high risk of malaria in Equatorial Guinea (A/P, D, M).
Eritrea	There is a high risk of malaria in Eritrea below 2,200m (A/P, D, M).听There is no risk of malaria in Asmara or in areas above 2,200m.
Eswatini	There is a risk of malaria from November to May in the northern and eastern regions of Eswatini bordering Mozambique and South Africa, including all of Lubombo district and the eastern half of Hhohho, Manzini and Shiselweni districts. (A/P, D, M). There is no malaria risk in Mbabane district, and very low risk in the rest of Eswatini (BA). There is a very low risk of malaria in the rest听听听of the country (BA only).
Ethiopia	There听is a high risk of malaria in Ethiopia below 2,000m (A/P, D, M). There is no听risk of malaria in Addis Ababa or in areas above 2,000m.
French Guiana	There is a risk of malaria in听French Guiana, particularly in areas bordering low-risk malaria zones in听Brazil and along major rivers such as the Oyapock and Approuague.听Antimalarials are recommended for visitors to these areas (A/P, D, M). There听is a low risk of malaria in the city of Cayenne or Devil鈥檚 Island and environs (Ile du Diable) (BA only).
Gabon	There is a high risk of malaria in Gabon (A/P, D, M).
Gambia	There听is a high risk of malaria in Gambia (A/P, D, M).
Georgia	Georgia has been certified malaria free by the World Health听Organization (BA only).听
Ghana	There听is a high risk of malaria in Ghana (A/P, D, M).
Guatemala	There is a low risk of malaria in Guatemala below 1,500m (BA only).听There is no risk in Guatemala City, Antigua and Lake Atitlan and areas above听1,500m.
Guinea	There听is a high risk of malaria in Guinea (A/P, D, M).
Guinea-Bissau	There is a high risk of malaria in Guinea-Bissau (A/P, D, M).
Guyana	There is a risk of malaria in all interior regions of Guyana (A/P,听D, M). There is a very low risk of malaria in Georgetown and the coastal听region (BA only).
Haiti	There is a risk of malaria in Haiti (C, A/P, D, M).
Honduras	There is听a low risk of malaria below 1,000m and in Roat谩n and other Bay Islands (BA only). There is no risk of malaria听in San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa and areas above 1,000m.
India	There is a risk听of malaria in the states of Mizoram, Odisha and Tripura (A/P, D, M).
听	For the rest of India (including Goa and the听Andaman and Nicobar Islands) there is a low risk of malaria (BA only).There听is no risk of malaria in the Lakshadweep islands.听
Indonesia	There is a high听risk of malaria in Irian Jaya (Papua) (A/P, D, M). There is a low risk in听Bali, Lombok and the islands of Java and Sumatra (BA only). There is no risk听in the city of Jakarta.
Iran	There is a low听risk of malaria from March to November in the rural south eastern provinces听of Iran and in the north, along the Azerbaijan border in Ardabil and near the听Turkmenistan border in North Khorasan (BA only). There is a very low risk in听the rest of Iran (BA only).
Iraq	There is a very听low risk of malaria in the rural northern area of Iraq below 1,500m, from May听to November (BA only). There is no risk in the rest of Iraq.
Kenya	There is a high听risk of malaria in Kenya (A/P, D, M). There is very low risk in the city of听Nairobi and in the highlands above 2,500m (BA only).
Lao People鈥檚 Democratic Republic (Laos)	There is a low听risk of malaria in Laos (BA only). There is a very low risk in the city of听Vientiane (BA only).
Liberia	There is a high听risk of malaria in Liberia (A/P, D, M).
Madagascar听	There is听a high risk of malaria in Madagascar (A/P, D, M).
Malawi	There is a听high risk of malaria in Malawi (A/P, D, M).
Malaysia	There听is a low risk of malaria in mainland Malaysia (BA only).
Malaysia听(Borneo)	There is a low听risk of malaria in inland areas of Sabah and in the inland, forested areas of听Sarawak (BA only). There is a very low risk of malaria in the rest of听Malaysian Borneo including the coastal areas of Sabah and Sarawak (BA only)
Mali	There is a high听risk of malaria in Mali (A/P, D, M).
Mauritania听	There is a high听risk of malaria throughout the year in the southern provinces of Mauritania听(A/P, D, M). There is a high risk of malaria in the northern provinces from听July to October inclusive (A/P, D, M). There is a low risk of malaria in the听northern provinces during the rest of the year (BA only).
Mauritius	There is no听risk of malaria in Mauritius (BA only).
Mayotte	There is a low听risk of malaria in Mayotte (BA only).
Mexico	There is a very听low risk of malaria in Mexico (BA only).
Mozambique听	There is听a high risk of malaria in Mozambique (A/P, D, M).
Myanmar	The risk in听Myanmar is difficult to assess and chemoprophylaxis (A/P, D) should be听considered for travellers to all parts of Myanmar at altitudes below 1,000听metres.
Namibia	There is a high risk of malaria all year in the Kavango East, Kavango West, and Zambezi [including Caprivi] regions (A/P, D, M). There is also a high risk of malaria from December to April inclusive in Kunene, Omusati, Oshana, Ohangwena, Oshikoto, Omaheke, and Otjozondjupa regions (A/P, D, M). There is a very low risk of malaria in the rest of Namibia (BA only).
听	There is a very low risk of malaria in the rest of Namibia (叠础听辞苍濒测).
Nepal	There is a low听risk of malaria in areas of Nepal below 1,500m, including the Terai district听(BA only). There is no risk of malaria in the city of Kathmandu and on听typical Himalayan treks.
Nicaragua	There is a very听low risk of malaria in Managua (BA only). There is a low risk of malaria in听the rest of Nicaragua (BA only).
Niger	There is a high听risk of malaria in Niger (A/P, D, M).
Nigeria	There is a听high risk of malaria in Nigeria (A/P, D, M).
North Korea	There is a very听low risk of malaria in some southern areas of North Korea (BA only).
Pakistan	There is a low听risk of malaria in areas of Pakistan below 2,000m (BA only). There is a very听low risk above 2,000m (BA only).
Panama	There is a low听risk of malaria east of the Canal Zone in Panama (BA only). There is a very听low risk of malaria west of the Canal Zone (BA only). There is no risk of听malaria in Panama City or the Canal Zone itself.
Papua New Guinea听	There is a high听risk of malaria in Papua New Guinea below 1,800m (A/P, D, M). There is very听low risk above 1,800m (BA only).
Peru	There is a low听risk of malaria in the Amazon basin of Peru along the border with Brazil,听听听particularly in Loreto province and in the other rural areas of Peru below听2,000m including that part of the Amazon Basin which borders Bolivia (叠础听辞苍濒测). There is no risk in the city of Lima and the coastal region south of听Chiclayo.
Philippines	There is a low听risk of malaria in rural areas of the Philippines below 600m and on the听听听islands of Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, and Palawan (BA only). There is no risk听in cities or on the islands of Borocay, Bohol, Catanduanes, Cebu and Leyte.
Rwanda	There is a听high risk of malaria in Rwanda (A/P, D, M).
Sao Tome and Principe	There is a high听risk of malaria in S茫o Tom茅 and Pr铆ncipe (A/P, D, M).
Saudi Arabia	There is a very听low risk of malaria in the south western provinces of Saudi Arabia, along the听border with Yemen including Asir province below 2,000m (BA only). There is no听risk of malaria in the cities of Jeddah, Makkah (Mecca), Medina, Riyadh, and Ta鈥檌f, or in Asir province above听2,000m.
Senegal	There is a high听risk of malaria in Senegal (A/P, D, M).
Sierra Leone	There听is a high risk of malaria in Sierra Leone (A/P, D, M).
Singapore	There is no听risk of malaria in Singapore (BA only).
Solomon Islands	There is a high听risk of malaria in the Solomon Islands (A/P, D, M).
Somalia	There is a听high risk of malaria in Somalia (A/P, D, M).
South Africa	All travellers should take bite avoidance measures throughout the year in all risk areas. Transmission of malaria occurs typically between the months of September and May only. There is a risk of malaria in the low altitude areas of Mpumalanga and Limpopo particularly those bordering Mozambique, Estwatini and Zimbabwe; this includes the Kruger National Park: atovaquone/proguanil听OR doxycycline听OR mefloquine听recommended during the transmission season, September to May only. In June, July and August, the risk in this area is considered to be听very low: awareness of risk and bite avoidance recommended. There is a low risk of malaria in the far northeast of KwaZulu-Natal and in designated areas of Mpumalanga, Limpopo during the transmission season, September to May: awareness of risk and bite avoidance recommended. There is a very low risk of malaria in designated areas of northeast KwaZulu-Natal during the transmission season, September to May: awareness of risk and bite avoidance recommended. There is no risk in the rest of South Africa: bite avoidance recommended.
Sri Lanka	There is no听risk of malaria in Sri Lanka (BA) only).
South Korea	There is a very听low risk of malaria in northern areas of South Korea, in Gyeonggi-do and听Gangwon-do Provinces, and Incheon City, near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).听Increased risk has been reported in the following areas: Ganghwa-gun,听Paju-si, Gimpo-si, Ilsanseo-gu, Ilsandong-gu, Deogyang-gu, Cheorwon-gun, and听Yeoncheon-gun (BA only).
South Sudan	There is a high听risk of malaria in South Sudan (A/P, D, M).
Sudan	Antimalarial听chemoprophylaxis is advised for all travellers to Sudan, including Khartoum;听atovaquone-proguanil or doxycycline or mefloquine is recommended. This change听will be kept under review. Anyone returning from Sudan should be vigilant for听the signs of malaria and seek immediate medical attention if they have a听fever or flu-like illness听听
Suriname	There is no risk of malaria in Suriname (BA only).听
Syria	There is听thought to be a very low risk of malaria in small, remote foci of El Hasaka听听听(BA only) but up-to-date data is not available, so the possibility of听additional cases occurring cannot be excluded.
Tajikistan	In 2023 the WHO听declared Tajikistan malaria-free. There is no risk of malaria in Tajikistan (BA only).
Tanzania	There is a high听risk of malaria in all areas below 1,800m (A/P, D, M). There is no risk of听malaria above 1,800m. There is a risk of malaria in Zanzibar (A/P, D, M).
听	See the听interactive malaria map of Tanzania.
Thailand	There is听mefloquine resistance in Thailand. There is a low risk of malaria in the听rural, forested borders of Thailand with Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar (叠础听辞苍濒测). There is a very low risk of malaria in the remaining areas of Thailand听including Kanchanaburi (Kwai Bridge) (BA only). There is no risk of malaria听in the cities of Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Koh Phangan, Koh Samui, and听Pattaya.
Togo	There is a high听risk of malaria in Togo (A/P, D, M).
罢眉谤办颈测别	There is a very听low risk of malaria in 罢眉谤办颈测别 (BA only).
Uganda	There is a听high risk of malaria in Uganda (A/P, D, M).
Uzbekistan	The WHO听certified Uzbekistan to be malaria free in 2018. There is no risk of malaria in Uzbekistan听(BA only).
Vanuatu	There is a risk听of malaria in the whole of Vanuatu (A/P, D, M).
Venezuela	There is a risk听of malaria in all areas of Venezuela, particularly in the Amazonas, Bol铆var, Delta Amacuro and Sucre听states: (A/P, D, M). There is no risk in the city of Caracas or on Margarita听Island: (BA only).
Vietnam	There is a low听risk of malaria in the southern part of the country in the provinces of Tay听Ninh, Lam Dong, Dak Lak, Gia Lai, and Kon Tum, and other rural areas of听Vietnam (BA only). There is no risk in large cities, including Hanoi and Ho听Chi Minh City (Saigon), the Red River delta, coastal areas north of Nha Trang听and Phu Quoc Island (BA only).
Western Sahara	There is no听risk of malaria in Western Sahara (BA only).
Yemen	There is a risk听of malaria in Yemen below 2,000m (A/P, D, M).There is very low risk of听malaria on Socrota Island (BA only). There is no risk of malaria above 2,000m听including Sana鈥檃 city (BA only).
Zambia	There is a听high risk of malaria in Zambia (A/P, D, M).
Zimbabwe	There is a high听risk of malaria in Zimbabwe below 1,200m from November to June (A/P, D, M).听There is a low risk of malaria in this part of the country during the rest of听the year (BA only). In the Zambezi valley the risk is throughout the year听(A/P, D, M). There is very low risk in Harare and Bulawayo (BA only).

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