WHO, IOC 'overly close'Among the letter's signatories are experts from more than two dozen countries in fields including public health, bioethics and pediatrics. Health experts on Friday urged the World Health Organization to consider whether the Rio de Janeiro Olympics should be postponed or moved because of the Zika outbreak. "WHO cannot credibly assess the public health risks of Zika and the Olympics when it sets neutrality aside," the letter stated. The authors also noted that despite increased efforts to wipe out the mosquitoes that spread Zika, infections in Rio have gone up rather than down. The letter cited recent scientific evidence that the Zika virus causes severe birth defects, most notably babies born with abnormally small heads.

Source: CBC News May 27, 2016 14:11 UTC