BAIGNADE

The sandy beaches of the Ssese Islands are more than tempting for swimming. There are no crocodiles or hippos here, but bilharzia is a major risk. If the urge to cool off is too strong, knowing that the disease has an incubation time of six weeks, it is possible to treat yourself on your return with praziquantel (on medical prescription). In any case, this is what many expatriates do. Be careful, the simple fact of walking in the water can be a source of infection, because the schistosome pullulates in the stagnant waters of the lake