WHO reports no Zika cases from the Olympics so far

Published August 25, 2016 7:26pm ET



No one got Zika at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro despite major concerns from experts that the games would exacerbate the spread of the illness.

The World Health Organization said Thursday that so far there have been “no laboratory confirmed cases of Zika virus in spectators, athletes or anyone associated with the Olympics.” The agency said some cases could still occur, especially given the one-week incubation period of the virus.

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