Zika worries Olympic committee, Brazil sees dip in travel

By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Rio 2016 organising committee is worried about the rapid spread of the Zika virus in Brazil, but said on Tuesday it has not seen evidence of people cancelling travel to the Olympics in August. "Tickets have not been returned nor trips cancelled," Rio 2016's communications director, Mario Andrada, told reporters. The Brazilian government, however, is recommending that pregnant women stay away because the mosquito-borne virus has been linked to birth defects in thousands of newborns in Brazil, which could lead to fewer visitors for the Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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