A total of 181 patients have been infected with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) in the state so far while no new case was reported on Sunday. 42 cases were reported from Pune MC; 94 from newly added villages in the PMC area; 30 from Pimpri Chinchwad MC; 32 from P Maharashtra Rural and 10 from other districts. 131 have been discharged till now while 42 are in ICU and 21 are on ventilators. The common symptoms of GBS are sudden weakness in hands or legs/ paralysis and trouble while walking or weakness with sudden onset and Diarrhea (for sustained periods) The state government has also taken measures to contain the disease, adding that a state-level rapid response team visited the affected area immediately. At least 6977water samples from different parts of the city have been sent for chemical and biological analysis to the Public Health Laboratory. In house-to-house surveillance activities, 46534 houses in PuneMC, 26160 houses in PCMC and 13956 houses in. Pune rural areas have been surveyed (a total of 86650).
