Guillain-Barre syndrome

February 6, 2025 5:24 PM

Third child diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Jharkhand, state on alert

A third child displaying symptoms of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) has been admitted to a hospital in Ranchi, bringing the total number of suspected cases in Jharkhand to three. While two children are receiving treatment at private hospitals, one has been admitted to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi. The state health department's surveillance team is actively monitoring the condition of all three patients, and civil surgeons across the state have been alerted to remai...

January 30, 2025 2:20 PM

Maharashtra records second suspected GBS death, cases rise to 127

Maharashtra recorded the second suspected fatality of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) with the death of a 56-year-old woman on Sinhagad Road in Pune. The woman died on Tuesday following respiratory failure with sepsis and was suffering from oral cancer. The total number of GBS cases in the state has risen to 127. According to the Pune Municipal Corporation sources, the woman, who complained of weakness, was admitted to a local hospital on January 15 before being referred to Sassoon General Hosp...

January 28, 2025 9:59 AM

Maharashtra suspects first death from Guillain-Barre syndrome amid rising cases

One person is believed to have died in Maharashtra in an outbreak of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) - a neurological disease that causes numbness, weakness and pain - and the number of cases is rising, health officials said on Monday. A total of 101 cases of GBS have so far been reported in the state, most of them in and around Pune, which lies about 180 km (110 miles) from the state capital and India's financial hub Mumbai. The state's public health department said in a statement that one pers...