India, Feb. 10 -- Adding a twist to the ongoing surveillance in the Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) outbreak in Pune, the animal husbandry officials during inspection found no traces of bird droppings or wastewater from poultry farms contaminating local water bodies, said the officials on Sunday.

Pune has reported a GBS outbreak with over 184 suspected and confirmed cases and six suspected deaths. The GBS in clusters has been reported from areas like Kirkatwadi, Nanded Gaon, Kirkatwadi, Dhayari, and DSK Vishwa amongst others.

During the surveillance, the civic and state health officials suspected that Khadakwasla dam water was getting contaminated due to untreated wastewater released from these poultry farms.

Dr Ankush Parihar, deputy co...