GBS Outbreak: 8 Casualties, Alarming Cases rises to 207

GBS Outbreak: 8 Casualties, Alarming Cases rises to 207 in Maharashtra

GBS Outbreak: 8 Casualties in total and first in Mumbai:

The first casualty in Mumbai due to the nerve disorder, officials had said earlier. A 53-year-old man died

of Guillain-Barre Syndrome at a hospital in Mumbai.

As per the official report of State health department the death toll in Maharashtra remained unchanged at eight. a suspected casualty from GBS was reported from Kolhapur. A district health official said a 60-year-old woman from Chandgad tehsil there died on February 13.

Due to paralysis in the lower limbs the 60-year-old woman from chandgad first admitted in local hospital and then taken to Karnataka. She was then again brought back to a hospital in Kolhapur on February 11, where she died two days later,” the official said.

Most of the cases in the state have been reported from Pune. A 53-year-old man has also died of GBS at a hospital in Mumbai, the first casualty in the city due to the nerve disorder, officials had said earlier.

GBS is a rare condition in which a person’s immune system attacks the peripheral nerves, resulting in muscle weakness, loss of sensation in the legs and/or arms, and problems swallowing or breathing.

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Will bring law for clean water supply, polluters will be fined, says minister

State health department is planning to create a law to guarantee access to clean drinking water. The state will also bring a law to impose fines to those who contaminate and pollute water, said health Minister Prakash Abitkar.

This statement comes after an increase in cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS). The Pune Municipal Corporation, state health department etc have worked very hard to ensure GBS cases are contained, he told reporters.

“Several agencies such as an expert team from the Centre, World Health Organization, state health department are working in tandem on the various aspects of the disease and ensuring that in future such cases do not spread. Now, since it is confirmed that the outbreak was triggered by water borne bacteria, responsibility will be fixed and action taken,” he asserted.