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Going for Gold podcast: Zika virus and its impact on Rio Olympics

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In this Jan. 26, 2016 file photo, a health worker stands in the Sambadrome spraying insecticide to combat the Aedes aegypti mosquito that transmits the Zika virus in Rio de Janeiro.

USA TODAY Sports reporter Rachel Axon discusses the spread of the Zika virus in Brazil, its impact on the upcoming Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and the city's preparation for the Summer Games.

Axon recently interviewed IOC president Thomas Bach about the Rio Games, the first to be held in South America.

Rio will host the Summer Olympics on Aug. 5-21.

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