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So far no swimmers have been affected.
"You could get sick, but no more so than from other microorganisms. The problem is that if someone is infected, it's possible the treatment would require hospitalization and antibiotics that are no longer used because they are toxic to the body," she said.
The bacteria, which produces an enzyme resistant to standard antibiotics, was found in the Carioca River.
One of the competition sites, Marina da Gloria, is near Flamengo Beach, where the river empties.
Thousands of liters (gallons) of untreated dirty water are dumped every day in the bay, described by one leading biologist as a "toilet."
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A remediation plan was put in place in March ahead of the 2016 Olympics, but authorities concede they will only be able to clean up the bay by 80 percent.
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During a first Olympic sailing test in August, Australian Olympic champion Nathan Outteridge hit a dead dog with his boat.
Source-AFP