title: Update on Zika Virus: Considerations for the Traveling Athlete.
abstract: As public health experts work to contain the outbreak of Zika virus in South America and minimize the devastating prenatal complications, the international sports community prepares for the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Athletes have publicly expressed concern regarding the health risks of competition in Zika-endemic areas.(33) Ensuring the safety of the athletes during training and competition is the primary role of the team physician. Special consideration is needed for sports teams preparing for travel to areas affected by Zika virus.
authors.affiliation: Primary Care Sports Medicine Service, Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York toresdahlb@hss.edu.
authors.forename: Brett G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Toresdahl
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Greenville Health System, University of South Carolina Greenville School of Medicine, Greenville, South Carolina.
authors.forename: Irfan M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Asif
mesh_terms: D000846:Anniversaries and Special Events; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D013177:Sports; D014195:Travel; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission
keywords: Olympic athletes; Paralympic athletes; Zika virus; infectious disease; travel medicine