diff --git a/sormas-ui/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/ui/exposure/ExposureForm.java b/sormas-ui/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/ui/exposure/ExposureForm.java
index 032da81001c..37b69d77146 100644
--- a/sormas-ui/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/ui/exposure/ExposureForm.java
+++ b/sormas-ui/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/ui/exposure/ExposureForm.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import com.vaadin.icons.VaadinIcons;
 import com.vaadin.shared.ui.ContentMode;
@@ -500,7 +501,12 @@ private void updateSettingFieldItems(ExposureCategory category) {
 		FieldHelper.updateItems(settingField, settings);
 
 		// Clear the field and its dependent details field
-		settingField.setValue(null);
+		// if the disease is Malaria or Dengue and the category is VECTOR_BORNE, preselect MOSQUITO_BORNE as setting (since it's the only valid option in this case)
+		ExposureSetting defaultSetting =
+			Stream.of(Disease.MALARIA, Disease.DENGUE).anyMatch(d -> d == disease) && category == ExposureCategory.VECTOR_BORNE
+				? ExposureSetting.MOSQUITO_BORNE
+				: null;
+		settingField.setValue(defaultSetting);
 		settingDetailsField.setValue(null);
 		settingDetailsField.setVisible(false);
 
diff --git a/sormas-ui/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/ui/exposure/ExposuresField.java b/sormas-ui/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/ui/exposure/ExposuresField.java
index 7562f13347e..36258700f7a 100644
--- a/sormas-ui/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/ui/exposure/ExposuresField.java
+++ b/sormas-ui/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/ui/exposure/ExposuresField.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public class ExposuresField extends AbstractTableField<ExposureDto> {
 	private static final String COLUMN_DATE = Captions.date;
 	private static final String COLUMN_ADDRESS = Captions.address;
 	private static final String COLUMN_DESCRIPTION = ExposureDto.DESCRIPTION;
+	private static final String COLUMN_PROPHYLAXIS_ADHERENCE = ExposureDto.PROPHYLAXIS_ADHERENCE;
 
 	private final FieldVisibilityCheckers fieldVisibilityCheckers;
 	private Supplier<List<ContactReferenceDto>> getSourceContactsCallback;
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ protected void updateColumns() {
 				ACTION_COLUMN_ID,
 				COLUMN_EXPOSURE_CATEGORY,
 				COLUMN_EXPOSURE_SETTING,
+				COLUMN_PROPHYLAXIS_ADHERENCE,
 				COLUMN_DATE,
 				COLUMN_ADDRESS,
 				COLUMN_DESCRIPTION);
@@ -165,7 +167,6 @@ private void addGeneratedColumns(Table table) {
 				if (exposure.getSubSettings() != null && !exposure.getSubSettings().isEmpty()) {
 					return exposure.getSubSettings().stream().map(Object::toString).collect(Collectors.joining(", "));
 				}
-				return "";
 
 			default:
 				return exposure.getExposureSetting() != null ? exposure.getExposureSetting().toString() : "";
@@ -191,6 +192,10 @@ private void addGeneratedColumns(Table table) {
 
 			return descriptionLabel;
 		});
+		table.addGeneratedColumn(COLUMN_PROPHYLAXIS_ADHERENCE, (Table.ColumnGenerator) (source, itemId, columnId) -> {
+			ExposureDto exposure = (ExposureDto) itemId;
+			return exposure.getProphylaxisAdherence() != null ? exposure.getProphylaxisAdherence().toString() : "";
+		});
 	}
 
 	@Override