Travellers with higher malaria risk

 The following travellers have a higher risk of contracting malaria:

• Travellers who spend a lot of time outdoors in the evening and at night, for example during a hike.
• Travellers staying in rural non-touristic regions.

Following travellers are at a higher risk of serious malaria complications:

• pregnant women
• children younger than 12 years
• people older than 70 years
• people with an immune disorder, such as a condition affecting the spleen
• people in poor general health