Docs see unusually high cases of diarrhoea in affected areas
Pune: As the number of daily Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) cases slows down, affected pockets like Kirkatwadi, Nanded gaon, ...
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Suspected GBS toll rises to 6 in Pune after 63-year-old man's death
Barré Syndrome (GBS) deaths in Pune district, Maharashtra, has reached six after a 63-year-old man died. The outbreak has ...
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Water Contamination Sparks GBS Outbreak in Pune
A suspected Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) outbreak in Pune, Maharashtra, has resulted in six deaths and 173 suspected cases. Water contamination with campylobacter jejuni, a common bacterial pathogen, ...
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Pune’s GBS outbreak a result of reckless urban development sans civic amenities
After running tests on more than 70 patients, the Maharashtra State health department has finally come to conclusion that Pune’s outbreak of the Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) is waterborne. Of the ...
NIV finds C. jejuni in water samples of Pune’s Kirkatwadi area
Consumption of water and food contaminated with C. jejuni can cause bacterial infection and may trigger acute autoimmune sequelae including GBS, a rare neurological disorder ...