This last week, I made my regularly scheduled visit to our local Community Blood Center. As usual, there was yet another bulletin that had to be read regarding travel, medications, and conditions that might affect my acceptability as a donor.
This one was a bulletin about the occurrence and threat of Chickungunya in the Caribbean Basin. I chuckled because it was timely (we're coming home in mid-April). I must have thought it was pretty funny because I can't remember what the upshot of the bulletin was. I guess I'll have to take a closer look at the bulletin before my next donation.
That said, has ChickV been much of a problem of late in Negril and environs? I know that late in '14 there was a concerted effort island-wide to mitigate conditions that are amenable to the life cycle of the mosquito that bears the virus. I also recall that a few boardies had been infected. Has the tide turned on this?
I just want to know how many gallons of DEET to bring with us. ;-)