Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy and Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY Sat, June 6, 2026 at 9:01 a.m. UTC 8 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hosting the World Cup makes US 'really ripe' for diseases, experts worry With millions of soccer fans and tourists set to travel to 11 U.S. cities hosting the World Cup in the coming weeks, public health officials are wary of potential risks from infectious diseases, such as the Ebola outbreak racing through Central Africa.