Been back for a week now, so I must be Chick V free. In 10 days I had one bite, and I got it at Country Country on the beach. I was religious with the deet application and also burned coils when sitting on my porch. I spoke to many people who had it and had recovered and only found one person who currently had it. I asked her about the pain on a scale from 1-10 and she stated it was a 15. So be cautious, but not to the point where you are worrying yourself. Use bug spray day and night, and do not forget to reapply after you exit the water. I used 30% deet and that was sufficient.