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The Leopard
28 Jan 16 22:21
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No Europeans will go....surely !
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3421467/Can-Olympics-survive-Brazil-s-Zika-outbreak-Crisis-female-spectators-ATHLETES-warned-not-organisers-rely-dry-season-kill-mosquitoes.html

Can the Rio Olympics survive outbreak of head-shrinking Zika virus? Crisis looms as female spectators and even

ATHLETES are warned not to go... as organisers are left hoping dry season will kill off mosquitoes

Panic is spreading with six months to go until the Opening Ceremony

Australian team tells female athletes to consider taking part 'very carefully'

Airlines offering refunds to pregnant women travelling to infected countries
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Report doantwin2easy • January 28, 2016 10:26 PM GMT
they should cancel the steeplechase for a start. them jumps could be full of stagnant water.
Report The Leopard • January 28, 2016 10:34 PM GMT
Newsnight now
Report Just Checking • January 28, 2016 10:59 PM GMT
If you get infected then come back, would any mosquito here not then get it from you so it enters their local population?
Plus they can get into your luggage etc. The olypmics is a fantastic way to disperse it round the world!
Report rogerthebutler • January 29, 2016 8:15 AM GMT
Most of that article is the supremest of bo11ocks, but you knew that already
Report Crisp77 • January 29, 2016 8:26 AM GMT
The only way to protect the female athletes from mosquito bites is to get them to wear a full length robe that covers every part of the body except the eyes. maybe in a nice black colour? Grin
Report The Leopard • January 29, 2016 8:43 AM GMT
Are you a Mossie?
Report The Leopard • January 29, 2016 8:47 AM GMT
Mischief
Report Crisp77 • January 29, 2016 8:51 AM GMT
He jabbed me with a nasty comment Sad
Report The Leopard • January 29, 2016 9:17 AM GMT
Getting serious : this virus is not just dangerous for women.....if a guy goes to Brazil and gets infected by a Mosquito then when he comes back to UK he can then infect any sexual partner he has !

So it would be too high a risk to go for blokes.
Report Crisp77 • January 29, 2016 9:19 AM GMT
Beware of a man with Brazilian nuts Confused
Report The Leopard • January 29, 2016 9:23 AM GMT
Should all these kids born with microcephaly (small heads) be left to die?
Report The Leopard • January 29, 2016 9:24 AM GMT
bbc 2 now
Report The Leopard • January 29, 2016 11:15 AM GMT
Doc on prog said that guys would only be infectious for 1 week if they caught the Zica virus.....but should not have sex for a month.....not sure I believe that.
Report Back High Lay Low • January 29, 2016 12:02 PM GMT
Might stop tourists from going to Rio, that and the daily muggings & kidnappings.
Report Crisp77 • January 29, 2016 12:03 PM GMT
Plus they might get merked
Report PatraTheCat • January 29, 2016 12:08 PM GMT
Awful for the poor babies and their families, but not too much to worry about unless you're trying to start a family or already pregnant, I'd have thought.
Report rogerthebutler • January 29, 2016 12:25 PM GMT
You're right Patra - but never let that get in the way of hysteria and exaggeration.

You do realise the mosquitoes are Muslim Mosquitoes (Muzzie Mozzies) and are being defended by the BBC and The Guardian, as I write.
Report Clouseau • January 29, 2016 12:45 PM GMT
It's the women's own fault. Going out dresed like they do in Brazil they are virtually asking for it.

What's any red blooded Muzzie going to do?
Report Clouseau • January 29, 2016 12:46 PM GMT
Typo... * Mozzie.
Report CLYDEBANK29 • January 29, 2016 1:19 PM GMT
According to Brazilian football correspondent Tim Vickery, The virus is a Summer virus and almost entirely jungle based.  The Rio Olympics are in Rio and it will be Winter, so he dismissed it as almost nothing.  Water pollution (for the sailors, long distance swimmers and rowers) the biggest concern according to him.
Report The Leopard • January 29, 2016 9:45 PM GMT
The whole of British media OR Tim Vickery......who to trust.....hmmmmm

Tough one !
Report CLYDEBANK29 • January 29, 2016 10:07 PM GMT
The Daily Mail, who's only interest is to sell sensational stories, or a rational educated man who lives in Brazil?

Tough one indeed
Report xmoneyx • January 29, 2016 10:20 PM GMT
beach volleyball at risk Cry
Report treetop • January 29, 2016 10:44 PM GMT
Who,in their right mind would take the risk ? Its not worth it,let the Russians win and say we are boycotting them
Report Just Checking • January 29, 2016 10:51 PM GMT
"According to Brazilian football correspondent Tim Vickery, The virus is a Summer virus and almost entirely jungle based."

WINTER? Looking at a climate chart of Rio, it doesn't even go below 20'C in "winter", if I was a mosquito I wouldn't exactly be hibernating! Is this football correspondent an insect/disease expert? I've been attacked by mosquitos in towns and cities myself in Europe, they love me as my blood tastes of betting prowess.
Report xmoneyx • January 29, 2016 10:53 PM GMT
entirely jungle based."

LIE

most is people homes/yards
Report Just Checking • January 29, 2016 10:54 PM GMT
FFS "The Daily Mail, who's only interest is to sell sensational stories, or a rational educated man who lives in Brazil?"
The World Health Organisation have rung their big red alarm bell for only the THIRD time in their history, and you are saying it's the Daily Mail being silly and put your medical trust in a ****ing football correspondent?
Report Just Checking • January 29, 2016 10:57 PM GMT
Agreed xmoneyx, Mosquitos live where its warm enough, low enough, and they have stagnant water. They don't check out zoopla for the population density. It's not like Rio has favelas with like big open sewerage etc. Oh..

I hate the b*ggers, it's a reason I love the good old UK and its fantastic climate Laugh
Report xmoneyx • January 29, 2016 11:01 PM GMT
I hate insects/creepy crawliesWink
Report Just Checking • January 29, 2016 11:07 PM GMT
I don't mind most insects. I like spiders, bees, ladybirds, don't mind wasps, woodlice, earwigs, beetles, ants etc..

I HATE cockroaches and mosquitoes .. and greenfly. They are so small they aren't worth the hate, but I still do Blush
Report Just Checking • January 29, 2016 11:08 PM GMT
And ****ing horseflys. Which I believe are mosquitoes on steroids who hit the gym.

If you've ever been bitten by one, you'll know why..
Report xmoneyx • January 29, 2016 11:13 PM GMT
bitten by a horsefly when on a holiday Canada as a child


foook me its painful
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