Went back and had a look at this and realised that I had forgotten one thing - you can profitably substitute bugspray with mosquito nets. They work, and probably don't alter your genetic makeup.
Cerebral malaria is really nasty stuff. I got the impression that it was here-today-gone-tomorrow-deadly, which only emphasises that symptoms should be taken to the doc asap.
As for Tropical Medicine Institutes - yeah they are usually very good in tropical areas. Their expertise in Europe is very dependant on their staff - who unless they have spent years in the field really don't get that much practice on the real thing. Sometimes it shows. I have heard acquaintances given ludicrous advice at times. Side effects of Lariam is not always mentioned either when it is handed out.
However in all fairness, how often do we fly an NDB-Tacan approach, hmmmm? Or a VDF?