Tests have detected the norovirus and a common bacterial infection among some patients, but it is still unclear what is triggering the paralysing syndrome.

The National Institute of Virology (NIV) has identified norovirus and Campylobacter jejuni in samples from 21 Guillain-Barré syndrome patients in Pune. The two detected organisms can cause ...

Recent global surges in norovirus infections underscore its widespread nature. The Campylobacter jejuni bacterium, another key player in the Pune outbreak, is frequently linked to foodborne illnesses.

Infectious disease experts, however, said norovirus was an "incidental finding" and most likely not the cause of GBS. Dr Ameet Dravid, an infectious disease expert affiliated with Poona Hospital ...

Only, there are many more cases detected in the Pune Municipal Corporation area this year.” Experts said that the outbreak is ...

Samples of stool and blood of those infected are being tested at the NIV Pune lab, but yet to get any definite leads ...

which were tested by National Institute for Virology (NIV), Pune, while norovirus was found in some. The Union Health Ministry has deputed a high-level multi-disciplinary team to Pune to aid state ...

Over 60 cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), a rare neurological disorder, have been reported in Pune. Experts linked the outbreak to norovirus and Campylobacter jejuni bacteria. GBS, often ...

A 56-year-old woman in Pune, India, is suspected to have died from Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). 127 suspected GBS cases ...

Norovirus causes gastroenteritis with vomiting and diarrhoea and can trigger GBS in extremely rare cases, said officials. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO) Pune district, since January this year, has ...

The confirmed cases are 25 from Pune MC, 74 from new villages announced in PMC, 13 from Pimpri Chinchwad, 9 from Pune Rural ...