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HealthPlease discuss all health issues touched upon below, in depth with an experienced doctor at your nearest specialized travel advice center, so as to obtain personalized medical guidance tailored to suit your specific needs. We strongly insist that you conclude proper travel assistance insurance in your country of residence before setting out to Papua. Preparing an overseas trip always provides a welcome opportunity to verify whether your vaccinations for widespread diseases such as Tetanus, Diphtheria and Poliomyelitis are up to date. In addition, immunization against Hepatitis A plus B, Typhoid Fever and Japanese Encephalitis are more or less recommended when embarking upon an adventurous journey into Papua's outback. Please be advised that, whereas Yellow Fever is not endemic, vaccination against it is formally required when entering Indonesia within six days from transiting an infected area. Malaria, including the potentially lethal celebral Plasmodium falciparum strain, clearly constitutes the primary potential health hazard for visitors to Papua. Since there is no 100 % effective anti-malarial prophylaxis, the cornerstone of malaria prevention quite simply lies in avoiding being bitten. The Anopheles mosquito, hosting the Plasmodium parasite that ultimately causes an outbreak of malaria, bites exclusively between dusk and dawn. At such time be sure to wear preferably light-colored clothing, which covers your arms and legs as much as possible, and regularly apply preferably DEET-based (Moustimug®, Z-stop®, Anti-M® or OTC-repellent®) or other high-quality repellents (Autan-Active® or Mosiguard®) to the uncovered parts of your body. Always sleep under a mosquito net, preferably impregnated with permethrine or deltamethrine. It has been variously estimated that strict adherence to these simple precautionary measures effectively reduces the risk of contracting malaria by as much as 80-90 %. Additional prophylaxic administration of either Malarone® or Lariam® will then increase your protection to in excess of 95 %, and is generally highly recommended for adventure travel into Papua. SafetyYou'll experience that the vast majority of people in Papua are exceptionally friendly and welcoming. Any of their grievances are with the government and security forces, and definitely not with overseas visitors. It is understandable if occasional reports of local unrest discourage potential travelers to visit Papua. Please rest assured however, that we are always well informed about temporal local conditions and would never operate a tour if there was any obvious danger. Each ecotourism destination in Papua that we promote, has been carefully selected on the basis of biodiversity richness and species endemism, existing conservation priorities, ecosystem and habitat intactness, accessibility, and not least community receptiveness. At each location, we have spent multiple weeks to several months in order to seek out the pristinest and most rewarding itineraries, thereby forging intimate ties with landowners, village authorities, community and clan leaders, and their ongoing support alone virtually guarantees a safe and hassle-free journey. |
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