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Govt to enforce stricter water safety laws: Abitkar

India, Feb. 5 -- The rise in Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) cases in Pune has raised serious concerns about water contamination and reverse osmosis (RO) water centres run by private parties across the ... Read More


Water samples from homes of 26 GBS patients found without any chlorine

India, Feb. 5 -- In a shocking revelation, the water samples collected from the homes of 26 Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) patients were found to be without any percentage of chlorine present in them a... Read More


Maha to amend Nursing Homes Registration rules

India, Feb. 4 -- The Maharashtra government is set to amend the Mumbai Nursing Homes Registration Rules 1949 and the Maharashtra Nursing Homes Registration (Amendment) Rules 2021. Health minister Prak... Read More


Rapid response team directs PMC to focus on GBS-affected areas

India, Feb. 4 -- The rapid response team (RRT) appointed by the state health department to probe the probable cause behind the suspected Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) cases in Pune, directed the healt... Read More


GBS survivors face long road to recovery after discharge

India, Feb. 3 -- For survivors of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), being discharged from the hospital is just the beginning of a long and often difficult recovery with many requiring extensive physiothe... Read More


Pune GBS outbreak: Cases spread beyond Sinhagad Road cluster

India, Feb. 3 -- The outbreak of suspected Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) in the city has spread beyond the initial cluster in the Sinhagad Road area, with new cases emerging across the district. Acco... Read More


Pune civic body takes help of NIMHANS Bangalore to ascertain cause behind GBS cases

India, Feb. 3 -- After directions from the high-level multi-disciplinary appointed by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for the management of the Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) outbreak i... Read More


60-year-old man from Warje-Malwadi dies of suspected GBS; cases up at 149

India, Feb. 2 -- The number of suspected deaths in Maharashtra due to Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), a rare nerve disorder, went up to five on Saturday. Pune district also reported 9 fresh suspected G... Read More


RO water from private operators in GBS-affected areas fails safety tests

India, Feb. 2 -- Water samples from 20 privately operated Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants-considered a primary source of safe drinking water for thousands-have been found contaminated amid the ongoing Gui... Read More


NIV scientists to test samples of gastroenteritis patients from GBS-affected areas

India, Feb. 2 -- The experts at ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV) will test samples of gastroenteritis patients identified during the surveillance of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) in the affec... Read More