Disease Information: Malaria - Travel Medicine Program - Public Health Agency of Canada
If you are an international traveller, learn more about malaria worldwide, along with the latest Health Canada ........Any measure that reduces exposure to dusk-to-dawn biting mosquitoes during their feeding will also reduce the risk of acquiring malaria. These measures include: Protective clothing...
Wear clothing that reduces the amount of exposed skin.... Wear light-coloured, long-sleeved shirts, long pants, socks and shoes when outdoors between dusk and dawn (note: dark colours attract mosquitoes)......... Impregnate all clothing with 0.5% permethrin to make them repellant.
Screens and bed nets...Sleep inside screened areas, under a mosquito net or in an air-conditioned room.....Use bed nets that are rectangular in size, impregnated with permethrin every six months and tucked tightly under the mattress before dusk (note: treated bed nets are available in Canada)....... Insect repellent....apply DEET-containing insect repellent to exposed skin when outdoors between dusk and dawn......Of the insect repellents registered in Canada, those containing 'N, N diethyl-m-toluamide' (DEET) are the most effective. Although .........

West Nile Virus - The Disease
The Disease. What is West Nile Virus? West Nile Virus (WNV) is a virus found in wild birds and carried by mosquitoes. It was first identified in the province of West Nile, Uganda in 1937....West Nile Virus is spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito.....A mosquito becomes infected by biting a bird that carries the virus.....You or your child cannot get West Nile virus from a person who has the disease......