Brazil Olympics: Super-bacteria found in Rio sea waters
Dec 16, 2014 4:23:58 GMT -6
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Post by 727sky on Dec 16, 2014 4:23:58 GMT -6
Not unusual.. Acapulco Mexico used to dump raw sewage into the bay. When flying into or out of there you could see the long brown stain where the sewage was dumped..
(BBC) Researcher upon the oceans in Brazil have discovered a drug-resistant bacteria in the sea waters where sailing and windsurfing events will be held during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The "super-bacteria" is usually found in hospital waste and produces an enzyme, KPC, resistant to antibiotics.
Researchers found the bacteria in samples taken from Flamengo beach.
Nearly 70% of sewage in Rio - a city of some 10 million people - is spilled raw into the waters of Guanabara Bay.
The bacteria was found in samples taken from several locations along the Carioca river.
One of the them was at the point where the river flows into the bay on Flamengo beach.
Residents have been told to take extra care. Flamengo beach is frequently declared unfit for swimming, but many people disregard the official warnings.
The "super-bacteria" is usually found in hospital waste and produces an enzyme, KPC, resistant to antibiotics.
Researchers found the bacteria in samples taken from Flamengo beach.
Nearly 70% of sewage in Rio - a city of some 10 million people - is spilled raw into the waters of Guanabara Bay.
The bacteria was found in samples taken from several locations along the Carioca river.
One of the them was at the point where the river flows into the bay on Flamengo beach.
Residents have been told to take extra care. Flamengo beach is frequently declared unfit for swimming, but many people disregard the official warnings.
