Olympic Games Rio 2016 and the uninvited viruses: Potential consequences for Europe and North America

In the Latin American tropics , we have witnessed the emergence of several pathogenic arboviruses in the last decade. These include Yellow Fever, West Nile virus , St . Louis encephalitis, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, Mayaro, Oropouche, Ilheus, and most recently, Chikungunya and Zika. Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), microcephaly and all the encephalitides, have been of concern to public health officials in Latin America since the arrival of emerging arboviruses. ¡Don‘t forget about dengue!