Campylobacter jejuni believed to be cause behind outbreak of Guillain-Barre Syndrome

NEW DELHI: The bacteria Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) is being believed to be the cause behind the outbreak of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) in the regions of Maharashtra, mainly Pune, official sources said on Thursday.

They said that bacteria Campylobacter jejuni has been found in 20-30 per cent of the samples taken from the GBS positive cases.

GBS mostly is a post-infection syndrome, which usually manifests itself two to six weeks after a person gets an infection.

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