Petites interrogations à 1 semaine du départ.. je pars pour une vingtaine de jours au Sri Lanka
et j'étais décidée à ne pas prendre d'anti palu" étant habituée à voyager pas mal en Asie, par exemple Népal je n'avais rien pris et le classement niveau "palu" semblait identique avec le Sri Lanka !
Bref petit doute après m'être rendue chez Pasteur, où évidemment ils m'ont dit "bien sure qu'il faut prendre de la Savarine !"
Pas d'itinéraire précis, juste sac à doc, donc je peux autant allée vers le sud que le nord (pas trop non plus !) l'est ou l'ouest..
La dengue me semble plus présente là bas que le palu.. après je ne suis pas une spécialiste
ce que je sais, c'est qu'il faudra être vigilant..
Bref Oyé Oyé...Y'a t-il quelqu'un là bas, ou qui y soit allé en janvier, qui pourrait m'éclairer ! Me préciser si vraiment il y a des risques, des zones peut être à éviter
et puis je suis à l'écoute aussi si vous avez quelques conseils sympa de visite 🙂
Lire ces discussions (il y en a d'autres sur le même sujet) :
http://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=3298643;search_string=antipalu;#3298643
http://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=3877719;search_string=antipalu;#3877719
Je suis une habituée du SL en janvier, et je ne prends rien pour le palu. Il n'y a pas de souçi si on fait un minimum attention.
Il n'y a pas de risques, je suis toujours revenue "entière". Je vais par contre dans le sud du pays, et tout le long de la côte ouest.
Si vous souhaitez d'autres renseignements n'hésitez pas.
Je pars comme vous, pas d'itinéraire, juste sac à dos, et peut être .....nous prendrons le même vol.🙂
Je rentre du Sri Lanka et je précise que j'ai trouvé des moustiquaires partout, même dans les guesthouses les plus modestes.
On trouve des produits répulsifs et des tortillons dans les pharmacies ou les petites épiceries ou dans les "foodcity" les supermarchés srilankais.
Je n'ai pas pris de traitement car perso je suis contre mais chacun fait comme il veut. De toute façon même en se protégeant, il est très difficile de ne pas se faire piquer.
Par contre, j'en profite pour signaler que j'ai attrapé un parasite sous le pied en marchant dans le sable. Cela provient des crottes de chiens.. et ils sont nombreux !!
Ca fait mal et ça démange mais il y a un traitement très efficace en une seule prise. Donc, essayer de mettre des tongs 😉
Ce n'est pas un "traitement" préventif mais un médicament qui m'a été prescrit par un service de maladies tropicales. Ca s'appelle STROMECTOL 120 mg 4 comprimés à prendre en 1 fois.
Mais en cas de problème, consultez un médecin d'abord.
Je suis un peu perdue avec ces histoires de traitement anti Palu...
J'étais résolue à ne pas en prendre, craignant les effets secondaires d'un traitement pas indispensable.
Puis mon médecin a contacté le service de médecine du voyage du CHU de Grenoble, qui dit que le Sri Lanka est actuellement en zone 3 et qu'il faut prendre de la malarone...
Je croyais que c'était en zone 2 (site des affaires étrangères), mais peut être les fortes pluies récentes ont elles fait évoluer la situation ? Des amis dont des connaissances ont attrapé le palu en Inde me conseillent également de prendre le traitement.
D'un côté j'ai une "peau à moustiques", et je risque fort d'être piquée même en me protégeant (sprays, vêtements, moustiquaire, diffuseur...), de l'autre les effets secondaires de ce médicament sont assez effrayants, et il parait que même l'interruption du traitement en cours de voyage n'implique pas forcément leur disparition...
Bonjour,
Je pars au Sri Lanka pour 2 semaines fin avril. Je fais un circuit accompagné par un tour opérator. Nous sommes 2 adultes et un jeune de 14 ans. Je ne sais que faire avec le traitement anti palu. Avez-vous été malade ? Avez-vous côtoyé des personnes prenant ce traitement ? Etait-ce nécesssaire ? Mon médecin préconise malarone.😠
Merci pour votre réponse.
J'ai testé la Malarone en prenant un cachet 1 semaine avant de partir. dès le lendemain matin, j'avais de gros problèmes intestinaux, donc j'ai tout arrêté.
J'ai pris bien soin de m'asperger d'insect écran sur les bras, jambes, visage et cou à partir de 17h30 tous les jours + pantalon, chaussures fermées et chemise à manches longues dès la tombée du jour. Le soir, dodo sous la moustiquaire (sauf 2 nuits au Samadhi center près de Kandy et à Tissamaharama car le plafond était trop haut pour l'accrocher). Il y en a pour moins de 10 € chez ikéa, avec du spray répulsif aspergé dessus c'est très suffisant. Et bien sûr diffuseur électrique d'anti moustique.
En tout 6 ou 7 piqûres en 15 jours, dont plusieurs en me baladant en pleine journée à Sigiriya. C'est dans ma moyenne un été en France ;) Je n'ai pas été malade. Mon compagnon lui avait pris la Malarone, il n'a eu aucun effet secondaire.
Dans beaucoup de chambres d'hôtel nous avons trouvé un dispositif anti moustique (prise ou spirale et/ou moustiquaire), et souvent la possibilité d'accrocher notre propre moustiquaire (mais nous n'étions pas en Guest House, voyage avec Lion Royal).
Je dirais : achetez une boîte pour la famille un peu avant de partir, faites le test (renseignez vous avant, les prix varient du simple au double pratiquement selon les pharmacies). Si vous tolérez bien le traitement : même si c'est chimique, mieux vaut ne pas prendre de risque. Sinon protégez vous deux fois plus des moustiques au cas où, mais le risque d'attraper le Palu ne me semble pas très élevé par rapport à d'autres pays d'Asie.
Quoi qu'il en soit bon voyage ! c'est un pays magique, nous sommes rentrés depuis 1 mois et demi et n'avons qu'une envie : repartir !
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For several years now, increased aggression has been observed in Cape fur seals.
At least 70 unprovoked attacks on humans.
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