stripey legged little suckers everywhere I go...

This from NOAA is pretty interesting, while this a bit droll, and some good thinking about our Ebola problem...

A couple days back we were on the phone with a charter company we deal with in the BVI and everyone except the person on the phone was home sick with Dengue fever. Meanwhile a captain in the Grenadines on a boat we're chartering for a client has been down sick with Chickungunya and we're hearing rumors that Malaria might be back in play down Antigua way.

A big part of the problem down here is that most (if not all) Caribbean nations have had a "pretend mosquito-borne illnesses don't exist" agenda because it might scare away the tourists. Which, of course, made things worse by not addressing the problem. Spray for mosquitos and someone might think you're doing it because you have a problem so best not to. So much easier to simply not report any cases...

Nets and repellent are today's mantra...

Listening to Shovels & Rope

So it goes...