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First suspected death from Guillain-Barre syndrome in Indian state as cases rise
The Straits Times
|January 28, 2025
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 increasing, health officials said on Jan 27.
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A total of 101 cases of GBS have so far been reported in the state, most of them in and around Pune city, which lies about 180km from the state capital and India's financial hub Mumbai.
The state's public health department said in a statement that one person had died in the city of Solapur and 16 patients were on ventilators.
A rapid response team visited the affected areas, it said.
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