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Lloydspharmacy Reveals Britons Play Russian Roulette With Worlds
Deadliest Disease
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Article Date: 26 Jun 2009 - 4:00 PDT

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According to new research carried out by Lloydspharmacy, the UK's
leading community pharmacy chain, around 2.1million British
holidaymakers and travellers are ignoring the need to protect
themselves against malaria.

This may explain the alarming rise in the number of cases found in the
UK, with the British Medical Journal reporting a 30% rise in malaria
cases in the UK over the last 15 years--.

According to the new survey of over 1000 people, 25% had travelled to
a malaria hotspot in the last five years, with the African continent
the most popular of these destinations (11%). The research also found
that 19% of these intrepid adventurers either ignored the risk of
malaria, or abandoned their malaria medication during the danger
period. Despite malaria being one of the leading causes of disease and
death in the world, with an estimated 300-500 million new cases
worldwide every year, resulting in 1.5 to 2.7 million deaths--,
Lloydspharmacy found 9% of men and 5% of women simply relied on less
effective measures like mosquito repellent, nets or Vitamin B to
protect themselves from the potentially deadly disease. A worrying 11%
did not even realise that they had travelled to a malarial hotspot.

The release of these findings coincides with the launch of a new
complete range of prescription only anti-malarial pills which are
available through the Lloydspharmacy' Online Doctor. This is one of
only a few online services of its kind and does not require a visit to
a GP. This service is designed to encourage travellers to stock up on
the necessary anti-malaria pills before travelling

Chris Frost, Head of Medicines at Lloydspharmacy said "We are far too
complacent about the risks of malaria and as a result we have one of
the worst track records amongst industrialised countries for bringing
this disease home from our holidays. Our new online malaria pills
service aims to encourage holidaymakers to protect themselves by
making it as easy as possible to access the necessary malaria pills.

"Unfortunately all it takes is just one bite from an infected mosquito
to contract malaria and it can be deadly if not treated. However,
buying the medication isn't enough - it will do little to protect
travellers unless they follow the instructions carefully."

The Lloydspharmacy online malaria service involves the customer
completing an online questionnaire which is screened by a GP from Dr
Thom. If the customer meets appropriate criteria, a prescription is
issued and medication distributed with advice on how to take the
medication to best effect.

 ICM Survey, Sample 1040, fieldwork done 12th - 14th December 2008
-- A Health Protection Agency study identified 6,753 cases of
falciparum malaria diagnosed in the UK between 2002 and 2006. This is
a 30% increase over the last 15 years, according to the British
Medical Journal.
-- Netdoctor.co.uk

Chloe Hudson
Press Officer
Lloydspharmacy
Sapphire Court
Walsgrave Triangle
Coventry, UK
http://www.lloydspharmacy.com

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