That all was 1979 in Africa, a high risk place for Malaria. My brother,
who is a missionary in the Central African republic (Bangui), also
immediately caught malaria when he moved there about 12 years ago (but
he was treated very well and now is still working there).
Still, we are talking about SE Asia, a very different place. While
Malaysia is not 100% free of malaria, it is very low risk, so that I
never take any antimalaria pills. The same holds for Thailand, where the
only risk areas are the mountains to the north and Koh Chang island (and
perhaps some other place to the south).
When we went to Angkor in September 2000, during the rain season, I
think we didn't take any pills either, but in any case weren't stung by
mosquitoes.
Concerning Nias island, it is classified as a "malaria hell", so it's no
real wonder the surfer got malaria there. But we aren't talking about
Indonesia in this post.
--
Alfred Molon
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