The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has urged people to ensure that chicken is thoroughly cooked following the detection ...

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 ...

Pune: Over half of the Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) patients in the city lived within 5km radius of Sinhagad Road and 85% of ...

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.

With Pune’s high tally of GBS cases, Dravid said it is possible that there is a widespread norovirus or campylobacter jejuni infection – possibly in “thousands and thousands”.

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

The latest analysis by Pune district health department revealed that Campylobacter Jejuni (C. Jejuni) bacteria is one of the ...

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 bacteria Campylobacter jejuni has been found in 20-30 per cent of the samples taken from those patients who tested ...

The majority of these cases have come from Pune’s Kirkatwadi, Nandoshi, Nanded, Dhayari, and Sinhagad Road. Primarily caused by the Norovirus, GBS spreads through contaminated food or water and ...

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 ...

Speaking to The Free Press Journal, Mohamad Faizal, a chicken shop owner in Uttam Nagar, said, "The sale of chicken has declined since the outbreak of GBS. The sales has gone down even further in the ...