March of the black rat

I guess this article is fitting considering that today is the Chinese New Year which ushers in the Year of the Rat. As we make the world more connected we forget there are downsides that result. We make it easier for disease to travel. Try as we might we will never eliminate such carriers as rats. In our hubris we think we control the Earth when in reality she still has her own ways of dealing with temporary creatures such as us...