BHI Travel Health Cork

• Travel advice
• Before you leave
• List of travel vaccines
• Long-haul flights
• Water hygiene
• Food-borne diseases
• Malaria
• Protection against insect bites
• Altitude sickness
• Sun exposure
• Swimming
• Rabies
• HIV and STDs
• When you return

Protection against insect bites

Here are some simple steps you can take to help protect yourself from insect bites:

• Most flying insects (mosquitoes, sandflies, etc) tend to bite between dusk and dawn. Cover up at these times.
• Wear light coloured clothing.
• Use insect repellents with 30% - 50% DEET.
• Avoid perfumes or aftershaves as the scent may attract insects.