The Drug resistant “super-bacteria” have been found off Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic-designated beaches, according to two yet-to-be-published studies.
In the one location, 100 per cent of water samples were found to contain the powerful microbes, Reuters reported.
The findings will likely add further scrutiny to Brazil’s preparations for the Olympics which begin in August, but have been marred by some serious shortcomings in recent months.
Waters off Rio were supposed to have been cleaned up in preparation for the Games. But in two separate studies of waters intended to be used for Olympic events, the hazardous microbes have been found by scientists.
The Superbugs were found just off the world famous Copacabana beach, where open-water and triathlon swimming competitions will take place.
The Superbugs were also identified at Ipanema, Leblon, Botafogo and Flamengo beaches, the first study by researchers from Rio’s federal
niversity showed.
10 samples taken at five beach locations, the study found super bacteria were most present at Botafogo beach, where all samples collected tested positive for super bacteria.
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