Super bacteria found in Olympic venue, athletes can get very, very sick

Drug-resistant super bacteria may cause difficulty in open-water events at the Rio 2016 Games.

Scientists have found dangerous drug-resistant "super bacteria" off beaches in Rio de Janeiro that will host Olympic swimming events and in a lagoon where rowing and canoe athletes will compete when the Games start on Aug 5.

The findings from two unpublished academic studies seen by Reuters concern Rio's most popular spots for tourists and greatly increase the areas known to be infected by the microbes normally found only in hospitals.