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No Zika cases detected among Olympics participants: WHO

No Zika cases have so far been detected among athletes, spectators or other participants in last month's Olympic Games in Brazil, the World Health Organization said Friday. "We don't have any confirmed cases of Zika amongst travellers or amongst... the athletes," Peter Salama, the WHO's chief on outbreaks and health emergencies, told reporters. The experts provided "very convincing data" showing that among all Olympic athletes and spectators who sought medical attention during the Games, not a single case of acute Zika infection had been detected, emergency committee chair David Heymann said.
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No Zika cases have so far been detected among athletes, spectators or other participants in last month's Olympic Games in Brazil, the World Health Organization said Friday. “We don't have any confirmed cases of Zika amongst travellers or amongst… the athletes,” Peter Salama, the WHO's chief on outbreaks and health emergencies, told reporters. The experts provided “very convincing data” showing that among all Olympic athletes and spectators who sought medical attention during the Games, not a single case of acute Zika infection had been detected, emergency committee chair David Heymann said.

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