Bonjour,
je pars pour l'île de Siberut de l'archipel Mentawai (en face de Sumatra), pour faire de la marche itinérante en pleine nature pendant 2 semaines.
Au menu là-bas : Malaria, Chikungunya, et Dengue.
Je vais prendre de la Malarone. J'ai aussi imbibé une partie de mes vêtements avec le répulsif spécial tropiques. Faut-il, en plus, que je mette du spray sur ma peau tous les jours ? parce que ça semble beaucoup une triple protection, même je ne m'y connais pas .
Par ailleurs, l'odeur chimique sur les vêtements imbibés est très forte et m’écœure, connaissez-vous une manière de l'atténuer ?
L'autre précaution (indispensable) est la moustiquaire.
En soirée: la fumée du feu de la maison aide aussi.
Vivre avec le soleil: sur l'équateur, il se couche
(rapidement) vers 18h (pour éviter les heures de soirée).
Pas d'expérience avec les produits, serpentins et autres...
Penser aussi aux bactéries, vers (bilariose), etc...
Posts récents sur ce sujet sur le site de Bornéo ou Sarawak...
L'anophèle( le moustique qui transmet le paludisme ) ne pique que la nuit et donc il est important de s'en protéger en soirée. Je pense qu'un bonne protection inclut un répulsif à appliquer sur les zones de peau découvertes ( répulsif type "insect écran"). Je pense que ceci est préférable aux répulsifs pour vêtements mais les deux peuvent s'employer en même temps. Je suis médecin et je recommande un site internet: www.astrium.com/ qui est un site marchand vendant en particulier ces flaçons d'insect écran. La particularité de ce site est que la partie médicale, les conseils donnés aux voyageurs sont rédigés et constamment mis à jour par une équipe de médecins hautement spécialisés travaillant dans les instituts Pasteur ou les services de médecine tropicale. Nous venons de passer avec mon épouse deux mois en indonésie , nous avions emporté un flaçon de répulsif pour vêtements et deux flaçons "d'insect écran" pour la peau ( nous avons consommé le flaçon de répulsif vêtement et un flaçon d'insect écran pour la peau nous faisant 3 semaines).
Bon voyage
Marce
merci pour vos réponses
@Luke : je ne sais pas s'il y a de la bilharziose là-bas, ou autre vers et bactéries dans l'eau.....
si oui, j'imagine que la solution est de ne pas se baigner dans les rivières (ne pas boire non plus évidemment) ?
D'expérience personnelle et connaissant personnellement d'autres personnes
qui ont séjournés sur Siberut (il y a un moment, il est vrai), cela mérite d'être écris...
Ta photo d'identification a été prise chez les Mentawais. Si tu y as été, tu dois bien avoir ta petite idée.
Il y a trente ans: il fallait "de la chance" et il n'y avait pas autant de produits qu'aujourd'hui. Je suivrais
l'avis du médecin.
La seule chose que je me permettrais de dire, c'est que pour cette destination, il vaut mieux être plus
prudent que pour une autre: des mauvaises nuits ou d'autres choses y sont bien plus éprouvantes!
(et vouloir dire dans certains cas: le rapatriement). L'auteur du livre "Dans la vallée des hommes fleurs"
pourrait en témoigner (entre autres...).
De retour de voyage autour du monde, il me reste 11 comprimé de Malarone (boîte de 12) qui périment en juin 2017 que je vends 25€ si qqn est intéressé. Je vis à Grenoble.
Oui effectivement bien qu'une grosse partie de l'Indonésie ne nécessite pas de traitement ... le fait d'aller la ou tu vas et qui plus est pour ... marcher pendant 15 jours cela devient obligatoire:
perso je conseil :
-oublie les spray pour vêtements bien souvent inefficace si l'on ne le refait pas tout les 3 a 4 heure...A cela préférée l'insect écran en trempage : résiste a tout même au lavage et la pluie et pendant très longtemps
-accompagne ceci d'une crème a base de DEET a minimum 50% la 80% étant préférable : le meilleur BUSHMAN (a commander sur internet car non distribuée en france (produit australien) www.bushman-repellent.com
-n'oublie pas la moustiquaire que tu tachera de tremper elle aussi.
-choisi aussi des vêtements adaptée aux conditions du voyage.
la malaria et la dengue seront effectivement présent , la malarone sera a prescrire suivant l'avis du médecin (attention prépare toi au prix d'un cachet non remboursée entre 40 et 75E)
le vaccin de l'hépatite A est plus que conseiller notamment si ton séjours est en randonnée et en tente (hépatite B selon les risques personnel prix) ,
DTCP obligatoire .
la rage sera sur avis du médecin à mon avis inutile mais je peut me tromper
l'encephalite japonaise par contre peut t'être conseiller si tu as contact avec des locaux et si les conditions de voyage sont difficile (l'avis médicale prévaudra sur tout le reste...)
des pastille Micropur ainsi que la possibilité de bouillir de l'eau et de la filtrer ! si l'eau embouteiller n'est pas disponible
s'abstenir de boire de l'eau non purifie ou des alcool notamment de palme ou riz(arak etc) bien souvent frelater
eviter de se baigner dans l'eau des rivieres
Je voulais transmettre que vous êtes un gentil message.
J'ai vécu pendant des années au sujet de l'état de nature et l'emplacement de Siberut, où beaucoup de voyageurs aller à Siberut doivent porter moustique de la malaria protecteur, oui ... , Il est vrai, et il est fortement recommandé ... mais si nous sommes entrés à l'intérieur de l'état Siberut, car il n'y a pas trop préoccupés par ce qui est lu et prêché en général. moustiques endémiques seulement lorsque la saison sèche.
s'il est conclu Siberut, notre famille et nos filets au coucher, et il s'est avéré fructueux ainsi que des amis ou d'autres membres de la famille. vous n'avez pas à vous soucier de comment vous allez dormir et quel genre de protection est porté pendant le sommeil, nous allons mettre en place une moustiquaire la nuit.
et aussi sur les activités alimentaires et ce sont menées par les tribus locales peut être vu dans la vie quotidienne ainsi que les choses spécifiques qui peuvent être faites avec les tribus locales telles que des cérémonies et des danses. de nombreuses activités et événements naturels ici que vous pouvez en savoir plus sur la culture des tribus locales.
J'ai vu et j'ai vu beaucoup de tribus locales dans les activités au jour le jour dans la réalisation de la vie et de la culture. comme le chant et la chaleur dans leur vie quotidienne.
J'ai une famille à Siberut Mentawai tribu, c'est là que je dors et rester quelques jours au cours de disiberut. si vous ne me dérange pas que je pourrais vous apporter de rester avec nous qui peuvent être d'intérêt pour vous avec une variété de choses à voir et à explorer l'arrière-pays avec l'itinéraire que vous voulez.
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