Guillain-Barre Syndrome ( GBS ) cases in Maharashtra rose to 130, with 73 confirmed. ICMR investigated possible causes, including Campylobacter jejuni and norovirus. Expert team deployed to Pune. The preliminary report indicated that the patient’s death was due to GBS . The Dean of Government Medical College in Solapur has also confirmed this. According to Dr Anurag Agrawal, former director, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) the outbreak seems linked to outbreak of gastrointestinal tract infections, including C.jejuni (known to increase GBS risk) and norovirus (linked to post-infection neurological problems). The outbreak in Pune is being traced to a pathogen called campylobacter jejuni, a leading cause of foodborne infections, and the biggest driver of GBS worldwide. A GBS outbreak in Maharashtra has led to recent casualties, including a 34-year-old man from Pune and an 8-year-old boy in Nagpur. The state has registered at least 17 deaths linked to GBS . Health ...
