A German sailor who fell ill after competing in a pre-Olympic test event in the filthy waters off Rio de Janeiro says he is recovering from his skin infections.
Erik Heil needed daily hospital treatment for multiple infections on his legs and hip. The Berlin hospital where he was treated said he had contracted MRSA, a type of bacteria resistant to many antibiotics. Heil believes he was infected while competing in a regatta in Marina da Gloria, where he says untreated sewage is allowed to flow into the water.
Heil is back the Kiel Olympic sailing centre in northern Germany.
He said Tuesday that after being "laid down flat" last week, "I am already feeling better" and that the medicine he was using was working, according to a statement provided by his publicist.
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