7-member central team in Maha amid surge in GBS cases

New Delhi, Jan 27: The Centre has deployed a seven-member team of experts in Maharashtra to assist the state in monitoring and managing the increasing cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), an official source said on Monday.
Maharashtra reported its first suspected death linked to GBS in Solapur, while the number of cases of the immunological nerve disorder in Pune has crossed 100, health officials said on Monday.
The man had come to Pune, where he is suspected to have contracted the disease, and died in Solapur, an official said without giving more details.
“The total number of GBS cases in Pune on Sunday increased to 101, comprising 68 males and 33 females. Of these, 16 patients are on ventilator support,” the health department official said. (PTI)