I received this email from the Canadian government:
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:07 AM
Subject: RE: malaria and Dominican republic
There have been no/no cases of malaria reported from the tourist areas in the Northern region of the Dominican Republic. The cases have been isolated to the tourist regions of Punta Cana/Bavaro located in the southeastern portion of the country have been affected. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is only recommending anti-malaria medication for those traveling to rural regions, and for the time being for those travel to the Punta Cana/Bavaro region. Therefore, PHAC is not/not recommending anti-malaria medication for travel to the Northern region of the Domininca Republic.
For more detailed information, please visit PHAC's Travel Advisory page at:
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/tmp-pmv/pub_e.html
We also keep the information up to date on our Travel Report which you can view at:
http://www.voyage.gc.ca/dest/report-en.asp?country=77000#12
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:07 AM
Subject: RE: malaria and Dominican republic
There have been no/no cases of malaria reported from the tourist areas in the Northern region of the Dominican Republic. The cases have been isolated to the tourist regions of Punta Cana/Bavaro located in the southeastern portion of the country have been affected. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is only recommending anti-malaria medication for those traveling to rural regions, and for the time being for those travel to the Punta Cana/Bavaro region. Therefore, PHAC is not/not recommending anti-malaria medication for travel to the Northern region of the Domininca Republic.
For more detailed information, please visit PHAC's Travel Advisory page at:
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/tmp-pmv/pub_e.html
We also keep the information up to date on our Travel Report which you can view at:
http://www.voyage.gc.ca/dest/report-en.asp?country=77000#12