02-02-2016 16:51 via news.yahoo.com

Olympic organizers say Zika problem to decline in time

Rio Olympics organizers said Tuesday they are concerned by the outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil but confident the problem will have cleared up in time for the Games. More than 1.5 million Brazilians are estimated to have been infected by the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus over the past few months. "In August, the number of mosquitos falls dramatically and the number of Zika cases will mirror this fall," said Joao Grangeiro, head of medical services for the Rio 2016 organizing committee.
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