Pune residents are alarmed over a potential water contamination following a surge in Guillain-Barre Syndrome cases.

Pune district, since January this year, has reported an unusual surge in suspected GBS patients. Till date, 67 cases, including 39 in Pune Rural, 13 in PMC, 12 in PCMC limits and three outstation pati ...

Experts have suggested reasons why a reduction of Campylobacter in chicken meat has not led to a decrease in infections in the United Kingdom. Ideas include the selected meat contamination target ...

Minnesota state health officials reported today that routine disease surveillance has detected additional illnesses linked to consumption of raw dairy products from the Hartmann dairy farm in ...

GBS begins with tingling or numbness in the feet and hands, followed by muscle weakness and difficulty moving joints.

Researchers will study the genetic make-up of Campylobacter populations recovered from hospital and farm sites and use this data to develop a vaccine for animals that will interrupt the transmission ...

A suspected Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) outbreak in Pune, Maharashtra, has resulted in six deaths and 173 suspected cases. Water contamination with campylobacter jejuni, a common bacterial pathogen, ...

Campylobacter is a spiral shaped foodborne bacterium and is the most common cause of food poisoning in the UK. The disease can be contracted from eating food contaminated with campylobacter species.

The European Commission has adopted legislation requiring EU countries to do Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) during foodborne ...

Maharashtra has recorded four suspected deaths and 140 cases due to Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a rare nerve disorder. Most cases are from Pune, with eight water sources testing contaminated. The ...

Linked to infections like Campylobacter jejuni, this rare neurological disorder can cause paralysis but is treatable The Maharashtra health department reported on January 26 what is suspected to ...