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WHO Emergency Panel to Meet in June on Zika and Olympics: Spokeswoman
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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are displayed at an exhibition on Jan. 28 in Brazil. The mosquitoes can be carriers of the Zika virus.
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reuters.com - by STEPHANIE NEBEHAY and BILL BERKROT - June 3, 2016
With debate growing over the safety of holding the Olympics in Brazil amid the ongoing Zika virus outbreak, the World Health Organization's Emergency Committee on Zika will meet in the coming weeks to evaluate the risks tied to going on with the Games in August, a WHO spokeswoman said on Friday.
"The Emergency Committee meeting will consider the situation in Brazil, including the question of the Olympics," WHO spokeswoman Nyka Alexander told Reuters in response to a query.
WHO makes risk assessments of a public health issue and it would be up to the International Olympics Committee (IOC) to decide on holding the event in Rio de Janeiro, due to start on Aug. 5, she said.
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Re: WHO Emergency Panel to Meet in June on Zika and Olympics
Supporting documentation for the article above is provided within the links below . . .
The Hill - Health experts: Postpone or move Olympics due to Zika
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/281521-health-experts-postpone-or-move-olympics-due-to-zika
Open Letter - Rio Olympics Later - For the Good of Public Health and Spirit of Sport
http://rioolympicslater.org
WHO responds to Jeanne Shaheen’s concerns over Zika, Rio Olympics
http://www.wmur.com/news/who-responds-to-jeanne-shaheens-concerns-over-zika-rio-olympics/39886538
Letter - World Health Organization to Senator Jeanne Shaheen - June 1, 2016
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-arSdNvJ3qNA/V1HbIy_twCI/AAAAAAAATCk/_IXcpAfgD6gPY-ajyYoRUsbSPPkE9vKBACLcB/s1600/CkDKpSOWYAEszi8.jpg
Press Release - Senator Jeanne Shaheen - June 3, 2016
https://www.shaheen.senate.gov/news/press/release/?id=B93F16A6-D2D4-4BBB-AC67-133D1631954B
house.gov - Legislative Activity - Schedule - Upcoming Events
http://www.house.gov
WHO's Zika Panel to Meet Next Week, Review Olympics Guidance
reuters.com - by Stephanie Nebehay - June 7, 2016
The World Health Organization's Emergency Committee on Zika will meet early next week to consider new evidence and review its recommendations, including regarding the Rio Olympics, a WHO spokesman said on Tuesday.
The group of independent experts, who declared an international emergency on Feb. 1 and last convened on March 8, will "look at evidence around the Olympics and most likely review the travel guidance around that," WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said. . .
. . . The experts' teleconference will be held on June 14, the WHO said in a statement that did not mention the Rio Games starting on Aug. 5.
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WHO sees 'very low' risk of further Zika spread due to Olympics
reuters.com - by STEPHANIE NEBEHAY and JULIE STEENHUYSEN - June 14, 2016
GENEVA/CHICAGO (There is a "very low risk" of further international spread of Zika virus as result of the Olympic Games to be held in Brazil, the heart of the current outbreak linked to birth defects, World Health Organization (WHO) experts said on Tuesday.
The WHO's Emergency Committee on Zika reaffirmed its previous advice that there should be "no general restrictions on travel and trade with countries, areas and/or territories" with Zika transmission including cities in Brazil hosting the Olympics that start on Aug. 5, and with the Paralympic Games that follow in September.
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CLICK HERE - WHO statement on the third meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR(2005)) Emergency Committee on Zika virus and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal malformations