Warning about new superbug spreading

BOSTON (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston) - The "super bug" found in Massachusetts, an antibiotic resistant bacteria and virtually incurable, is sparking fears around the world.

The bug turned up at a Boston hospital and is one of only three reported cases in the United States.

The patient hospitalized at Mass. General for an urinary track infection before summer has since been released. Doctors say that the patient had recently traveled to India where the so called "super bug" is rampant.

Dr. Patrice Nordmann Professor of Microbiology, says due to soil contamination and poor sanitation in India, the actual number of cases could be as high as 2 million while only 200 hundred have been reported.

That's creating a big concern for medical communities worldwide.

Doctors at MGH say cases here aren't readily transferable and sanitation in hospitals is enough to contain the spread until new antibiotics are found. That may take up to ten years.