Guess where I'm vacationing this year

Three guesses:

Since mid-October, there have been six confirmed cases of Canadians who contracted malaria while visiting the Dominican Republic, and several other suspected cases. Two of the travellers are gravely ill. All the infections occurred in the southeast, around the popular tourist resort Punta Cana.

-- The Globe and Mail

Yep yep, I'm in the Dominican Republic in 2 weeks, apparently in one of the worst Malaria seasons yet:

Notice: Malaria, Dominican Republic, 2004 | CDC Travelers' Health: "La Altagracia Province and Duarte Province, including travelers to the Punta Cana resort area"

Guess which province I'm in. Yep, La Altagracia. Guess the area? Yep, Punta Cana. If they had mentioned me by name in the newscast, and said "just don't go there," it could not have been more direct.

Should be a fun trip, and with luck the frightful news stories on television will result in a nice, empty hotel.