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There is no chance that the Rio Olympics will be cancelled because of a Zika virus outbreak, Brazil has said, the BBC reports.
The authorities said there was no risk to athletes and spectators – except pregnant women – at the August event.
Earlier, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned a disease linked to Zika posed a global public health emergency requiring a united response.
The infection has been linked to cases of microcephaly, in which babies are born with underdeveloped brains.
Experts are worried that the mosquito-borne virus in Latin America is spreading far and fast, with devastating consequences.
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