CARIBBEAN WORRIES: Threatwatch: Chikungunya may explode with rainy season. “Chikungunya virus, which causes fever and debilitating pain, has spread around the Caribbean, made landfall in South America, and could travel still further with the tourists who flock to the region for carnival season and winter breaks. With rains – and mosquitoes – due to surge in the Caribbean in coming months, the virus poses the greatest threat to the tropical Americas, possibly including places still blissfully unaware they harbour it.”

Bring back DDT.