Scientists find 'super bacteria' in Rio's Olympic waters
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In this Nov. 19, 2013 photo small boats sit on the shore of Guanabara Bay in the suburb of Sao Goncalo, across the bay from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio dumps almost 70 percent of its untreated sewage into its surrounding waters, which fouls the bay with human waste and floating debris. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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A toy doll is seen on Fundao beach in the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro
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A sofa is seen in the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro
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Brazilian biologist Mario Moscatelli takes pictures next to garbage at Pombeba island in the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro
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Garbage is seen near a fishing boat on Fundao beach in the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro
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A helmet is seen at the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro
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Old ships are seen at the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro
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A toy is seen at Pombeba island in the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro
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A toilet seat is seen on Galeao beach in the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro
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A television part is seen on Fundao beach in the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro
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A sofa is seen near a fishing boat on Fundao beach in the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro
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A bird flies next to garbage in the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro
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A plastic bottle and a tyre are seen near a fishing boat on Fundao beach in the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro
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A man walks, with the Sugar Loaf Mountain in the background, near garbage on Botafogo beach in the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro
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A garbage collecting boat in seen in front of the Sugar Loaf mountain at the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro
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A fisherman works in Fundao beach in the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro
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A pipe is seen near a fishing boat on Fundao beach in the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro
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Yahoo Sports
Monday, scientists in Brazil released a report indicating a drug-resistant "super-bacteria" had been found in the Rio de Janeiro waters where the 2016 Olympic sailing events are scheduled to take place.
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