An antibiotic-resistant super-bacteria has been discovered in Rio Bay by Brazilian scientists. The bacteria is thought to emanate from hospital water.
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"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.
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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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