US Olympic Committee creates infectious disease advisory panel

With concern growing about the Zika virus and its epidemic potential with the Rio de Janeiro Olympics barely five months away, the US Olympic Committee (USOC) on Friday announced the formation of an infectious disease advisory group. Doctor Carrie Byington from the University of Utah Health Care will chair the panel, which also includes doctor Randy Taplitz from the University of California at San Diego and Captain Martin Cetron, a physician from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.