Malaria incedents umong bodyboarders along S.A. shoreline
October 2010
Hi. I am Ockert Pretorius, head research scientist for Unite 4 Malaria.org We have done sunstantial research on malaria cases along the Southern African coast, and would like open discussion and feedback from sports men and women practising/living within these same areas.
Research have mostly been done on infants, lower income groups and the elderly. Feedback from people in good/great health is an area we want to explore - and who better to ask than bodyboarders, surfers and tri-athletes performing in sports along the coastlines of South/Southern Africa.
If you/a friend have had a malaria infection, contracted along the coastline (West or East or South Coast) - please send me some detail.
Kudos
I'm in the the Western Cape and only have to worry about kelp lice and sharks. Guys?
lyle October 2010
Im in EL, no worries here about Malaria
that NINJA kid October 2010
I live in Durban but have lived a few years in Zululand too but haven't had or really heard of surfers/bodyboarders contracting malaria there.
I do know a bodyboarder who got it pretty bad on a trip up to Mozam!
