Zika

kinda surprised there wasn't already a thread for this, but prompted by reading this: http://harvardpublichealthreview.org/off-the-podium-why-rios-2016-olympic-games-must-not-proceed/

...Which leads to a simple question: But for the Games, would anyone recommend sending an extra half a million visitors into Brazil right now? Of course not: mass migration into the heart of an outbreak is a public health no-brainer. And given the choice between accelerating a dangerous new disease or not—for it is impossible that Games will slow Zika down—the answer should be a no-brainer for the Olympic organizers too. Putting sentimentality aside, clearly the Rio 2016 Games must not proceed.

there's been a bit of discussion here already:
Rolling pandemic disease thread, inaugural 2016 edition

oh, whoops, thanks. i figured it had to be somewhere but i couldn't find it.