In May 2016, a group of 150 physicians and scientists sent an open letter to the World Health Organization, calling upon them to, according to co-author Arthur Caplan, have "an open, transparent discussion of the risks of holding the Olympics as planned in Brazil".
” 2016年5月，150名医生和科学家联名公开上书世界卫生组织，呼吁他们按照信起草者亚瑟·卡普兰的说法，“公开透明讨论如期在巴西举办奥运会的风险”。