Malaria

This is what we like to see--a negative result. We've fared pretty well so far--the boys have had it a few times, Autumn once or twice, Phil and I never. The children have never had the strain that hides away in your liver, so they haven't had to deal with recurring bouts or the primaquine treatment to get it out of your system. We don't take preventative medicine anymore, but sleep under nets, test straightaway for symptoms that could mean malaria and have developed an impressive knack for spotting, honing in on and destroying the wretched things (you have to think like a mosquito, our friend advised as we stepped off the plane).