The Lower Omo is well known to have both Maleria and Dengue Fever.
When we were there, it was cold and wet, so very few insects were about.
Make sure you bring a treated net (most hotels have them but full of holes). Use Deet and cover up in the evenings. Take your anti-malarial religiously.
We spoke to a few people there who had been bitten and a couple who had contracted Maleria.
Written Aug 3, 2008
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