India, Feb. 6 -- Experts at the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV) on Wednesday confirmed bacterial contamination of Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) in water samples collected from the Kirkatwadi area.

This is the first time the presence of C. jejuni has been confirmed in water samples even as the bacteria was noticed previously in stools of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) patients.

As per the senior officials from the public health department, the tap water samples were taken from a housing society located in Kirkatwadi.

A senior official requesting anonymity said that this confirms that C. jejuni is the reason behind the GBS outbreak in these areas. "The reports were cross-verified with the IC...