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Travel and mosquitoes: how to protect yourself from illness

Travellers to tropical and subtropical regions are at particular risk of contracting mosquito-borne diseases such as chikungunya, dengue, Zika or malaria. In view of this, it’s important to find out all about the precautions you can take both during and after any such trip to reduce the risk of infection.

Federal Office of Public Health FOPH

Prevention and Healthcare Provision Directorate
Communicable Diseases Division
Schwarzenburgstrasse 157
Switzerland - 3003 Bern