The GBS outbreak in Maharashtra’s Pune and surrounding areas is likely linked to contaminated water sources. The disease is characterised by weakness in muscles.

The health officials said that number of suspected deaths in Maharashtra due to Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a rare nerve disorder, have risen to four

First Check spoke to Dr Priyanka Sehrawat, MD Medicine, DM Neurology (AIIMS Delhi), currently working as senior Neurologist at The Neuromed clinic, Gurgaon and Narayan Heart and Neuro Hospital in Bahadurgarh,

An official said Escherichia coli or E.coli bacteria was found in one of the samples obtained from private borewells in the Sinhgad Road area. He said E.coli in water is a sign of faecal or animal waste contamination,

One person is believed to have died in India's Maharashtra state in an outbreak of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) - a neurological disease that causes numbness, weakness and pain - and the number of cases is rising,

A 40-year-old man in Maharashtra's Solapur died due to the Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), state health minister Prakash Abitkar told ANI on Monday. It is the first death in the state due to the immunological nerve disorder.

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is rare, but most cases follow an infection with a virus or bacteria. GBS affects the nerves that control muscle movement and impacts immune system.