| Country |
Drugs for Prevention |
| Afghanistan |
Chloroquine + proguanil;
atovaquone/proguanil,
doxycycline, mefloquine |
| Bahrain |
No Risk |
| Bangladesh |
Atovaquone/proguanil or doxycycline or
mefloquine |
| Bhutan |
Atovaquone/proguanil,
doxycycline, mefloquine |
| Brunei Darussalam |
No risk |
| Burma (Myanmar) |
Atovaquone/proguanil,
doxycycline, mefloquine (not in eastern part of Shan State) |
| Cambodia |
Atovaquone/proguanil,
doxycycline, mefloquine (not in western provinces) |
| China |
No need unless planning to stay in remote
rural areas; Travelers to rural areas of the Hainan and Yunnan provinces should take
atovaquone/proguanil or doxycycline or mefloquine; chloroquine would suffice for
other areas |
Country |
Drugs for Prevention |
| China - Hong Kong |
Chloroquine in remote rural areas |
| China - Macao |
No risk |
| Cyprus |
No risk |
| East Timor |
Atovaquone/proguanil,
doxycycline, mefloquine |
| India |
Atovaquone/proguanil,
doxycycline, mefloquine |
| Indonesia |
Atovaquone/proguanil or
doxycycline or mefloquine |
| Iran |
Chloroquine in P. vivax risk areas;
chloroquine + proguanil in P. falciparum risk areas |
| Iraq |
Chloroquine only |
| Israel |
No malaria |
Country |
Drugs for Prevention |
| Japan |
No risk |
| Jordan |
No risk |
| Korea, DPR (North) |
Limited risk |
| Korea, Republic (South) |
Limited risk |
| Kuwait |
No risk |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic
(Laos) |
Atovaquone/proguanil or
doxycycline or mefloquine |
| Lebanon |
No risk |
| Malaysia |
Atovaquone/proguanil or
doxycycline or mefloquine |
| Maldives |
No risk |
| Mongolia |
No risk |
| Nepal |
Atovaquone/proguanil or
doxycycline or mefloquine |
| Oman |
Limited risk; no need |
| Pakistan |
Atovaquone/proguanil or
doxycycline or mefloquine |
| Philippines |
Atovaquone/proguanil or
doxycycline or mefloquine |
Country |
Drugs for Prevention |
| Qatar |
No risk |
| Saudi Arabia |
Chloroquine+Proguanil or
Atovaquone/proguanil or
doxycycline or mefloquine |
| Singapore |
No risk |
| Sri Lanka |
Chloroquine+Proguanil or
Atovaquone/proguanil or
doxycycline or mefloquine |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
Only Chloroquine for areas with risk |
| Taiwan |
No risk |
| Thailand |
Atovaquone/proguanil or
doxycycline or mefloquine; doxycycline for areas near Cambodia and Myanmar borders |
| Turkey |
Only Chloroquine |
|
United Arab Emirates |
No risk |
| Vietnam |
Atovaquone/proguanil or
doxycycline or mefloquine |
| Yemen |
Chloroquine+Proguanil |
