As Maharashtra registers over 100 cases of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), the Director General Indian Council of Medical Research Dr Rajiv Bahl said that the cases are under investigation as a team of experts have collected various samples.

“Usually, the immune system fights back the microbe but in some patients, it malfunctions and mistakenly attacks and damages the nervous system, particularly the peripheral nerves linked to limb movements,” says Dr Umesh Vaidya, head of Neonatology, Ankura Hospital.

Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) is not new and has been found in the country before, said Maharashtra Health Minister Prakash Abitkar.

The number of suspected Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) cases in Pune has risen to 111, with one death reported, according to health officials. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has urged residents in affected areas to boil water used for drinking and cooking as a preventive measure.

One person is believed to have died in India's Maharashtra state in an outbreak of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) - a neurological disease that causes numbness, weakness and pain - and the number of cases is rising,

Health minister Prakashrao Abitkar stated that the ailment has been included in the Mahatma Phule Health Scheme, under which patients can avail free treatment up to Rs 2 lakh.

A new case of Guillain-Barre Syndrome has been reported in Pune, raising concerns as health officials monitor the situation with multiple suspected cases.

The root cause of the disease remains unknown because epidemiologists are unable to figure out the etiological or causatory link for Guillain-Barré Syndrome, officials said.

A 40-year-old man in Maharashtra's Solapur died due to the Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), state health minister Prakash Abitkar told ANI on Monday. It is the first death in the state due to the immunological nerve disorder.