The second-largest city in Maharashtra, Pune, reported nine more suspected instances of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) on Monday, January 27, 2025, bringing the total to 110, according to officials. Thirteen of these patients are on ventilator support, and there are 73 males and 37 women among them, according to a health department official. “A total of 35,068 houses have been surveyed so far, including 23,017 houses under the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), 4,441 under the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, and 7610 in rural areas. We have sent 44 stool samples to NIV. All were tested for enteric virus panels. Of these, 14 samples are positive for norovirus and five stool samples have returned positive for campylobacter,” he informed.
According to the official, all 59 blood samples that were sent to NIV proved negative for chikungunya, dengue, and zika. “As many as 34 water samples from different parts of the city have been sent for chemical and biological analysis to the Public Health Laboratory. Of these, seven samples reported water contamination,” the official added. According to him, private medical professionals have been urged to inform the appropriate public health authorities of any GBS patients.
In the Solapur district of Maharashtra, a man who was suspected of having Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) passed away earlier, according to health officials. This may be the first death in Maharashtra that is thought to be related to GBS.
Officials say the 40-year-old guy, who was from Solapur, had been to Pune and is thought to have caught the illness there. The death was verified by State Health Minister Prakash Abitkar.
Extreme limb weakness, loose motions, and other symptoms are indications of GBS, an uncommon disorder that causes abrupt numbness and muscle weakness. According to experts, bacterial and viral illnesses typically result in GBS because they impair patients’ immunity. While in Pune, Health Minister Abitkar examined a well in Nanded hamlet on Sinhgad Road, which supplies water to other communities.