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5 Jul 2016 14:15

With the 2016 Olympic Games just weeks away, Brazilian scientists have discovered a drug-resistant bacteria offshore of Rio de Janeiro's Flamengo and Botafogo beaches. Researchers believe the bacteria entered the water after sewage from nearby hospitals got "channeled into the bay," CNN reports. Though the beaches where the bacteria was found border the area where Olympic sailors will compete, neither lead scientist Renata Picao nor international Olympic authorities have recommended relocating t...
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