Tests confirm water caused Pune GBS outbreak; toll hits 7 after 10-year-old's death
PUNE/CHENNAI: A 10-year-old boy who died at Chennai's Institute of Child Health on Jan 31 was Tuesday confirmed to be Tamil ...
Health officials confirm bacteria C. jejuni caused Pune Guillain-Barré Syndrome surge, say it was in water, not food
Pune: Officials from the state health department confirmed on Tuesday the outbreak of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) cases in ...
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What is Guillain-Barré Syndrome? Know when to seek treatment and how to prevent it
Tingling, weakness of hand-grip or foot drop could signal Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), said health experts on Monday, even ...
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Ineo Oxford Institute Professor Receives Wellcome Discovery Award to Develop Campylobacter Vaccine for Livestock
Researchers will study the genetic make-up of Campylobacter populations recovered from hospital and farm sites and use this ...
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Can Pune’s deadly Guillain Barre Syndrome spread to people bathing and drinking contaminated water in crowded areas?
Campylobacter jejuni is one of the most well ... poor hygiene and crowded conditions can facilitate their transmission. In some cases, waterborne pathogens such as certain strains of Escherichia ...
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University of Oxford awarded £5m to tackle diarrhoea
The team will study the genetic make-up of Campylobacter populations from hospital and farm sites to develop a vaccine for animals. This will help to interrupt the transmission chain and prevent ...