In Pune, there’s a worrying increase in cases of the rare and severe neurological condition called Guillain- Barré syndrome( GBS). A swift investigation was launched into the megacity’s water force. This was done after authorities linked further more than 100 suspected cases linked to polluted water. Nationally, experts and health officers are scrabbling to contain the spread due to this situation.
Furthermore, The jitters are attacked by the vulnerable system. It shows symptoms similar to weakness, loss of knowledge and palsy. The maturity of cases in Pune had gastroenteritis, which included vomiting, diarrhea, and nausea, before developing supplemental impassiveness.
Top 10 Developments in the GBS Outbreak
- First Death The first victim of the outbreak was a 41- time-old chartered accountant from Pune.
- In less than three weeks since the first cluster was blazoned on January 9, the GBS caseload in Pune has risen to 111.
- Seventy seven are still out, a minimum of 17 are presently on ventilators and discharged as critical cases.
- The impurity of the affected region with Campylobacter jejuni and norovirus has been linked by experts.
- Expert Warnings Dr. Priyanka Sehrawat, an AIIMS Delhi pupil, has linked gastroenteritis as a possible cause of GBS and stressed the significance of not ingesting sick food and water.
- Cases Beyond Pune Two cases in Nagpur have been put on a ventilator after being diagnosed with GBS.
- A man in Solapur is believed to have failed from GBS, raising enterprises about the spread of the outbreak.
- A WHO platoon visited Nanded village in Haveli tehsil and was joined by Pune Municipal Corporation Commissioner Dr. Rajendra Bhosale.
- The Union Health Ministry has stationed a seven- member expert platoon to Pune to work with original authorities in managing the extremity.
- The response has been stoked by the addition of three experts from the National Institute of Virology( NIV), Pune, who are now supporting the original administration.
Authorities on High Alert
In light of the inflexibility of this situation, public health officers are stepping up their efforts to identify the source of impurity and help any fresh cases. The megacity- possessed establishment has started water testing and is prompting residents to maintain sanitation and boil drinking water. Follow the news buzz for recent news updates as we continue to cover this burgeoning health extremity in Pune.