Main health risks for Swaziland

Diseases transmitted by insects or animals

The whole country is malarial except the regions of Mbabane and other areas in the High Veld. Strains are highly resistant to chloroquine (zone 3).

Travelers who are planning on hiking or camping must remain vigilant regarding ticks.

There are cases of dengue fever in the country. Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease. Symptoms are fever, headache, rash, muscle and joint pain, nausea and, in severe cases, hemorrhagic manifestations.

There are cases of animal rabies in the country.

Diseases transmitted by food, water or through the environment

Diarrheic diseases are frequent amon travelers who do not take precautions.

In some rivers, travelers can catch schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease caused by a tropical flatworm found in freshwater.

Diseases transmitted by contact with infected people

Swaziland has the world's highest adult HIV prevalence rate of 26.1%. Government announced a slight decline in Swaziland's HIV prevalence rate among pregnant women, which had dropped from 42.6% in 2004, to 39.2%.