Monitoring US Olympic and Paralympic Athletes and Staff for Tropical Infectious Diseases (IMAGE)

University of Utah Health

Monitoring US Olympic and Paralympic Athletes and Staff for Tropical Infectious Diseases

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Blood samples were drawn from US Olympic and Paralympic athletes and staff before and after the Rio Games in 2016 and tested for Zika, West Nile Virus, and other tropical infectious diseases.

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Charlie Ehlert, University of Utah Health

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