In West Bengal, PTI reports, three people, including a child, have died due to suspected GBS over the past few days. State health department yet to officially confirm the cause of death.

The affected areas are in a four-km radius from Khadakwasla Dam, one of the major water sources for Pune city, but locals claim there is no facility for providing them clean drinking water.

Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule demanded that the government bear all medical expenses of the GBS patients, claiming the disease was prevalent due to "flawed management".

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,

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A 41-year-old chartered accountant from Pune has become the first confirmed casualty of the Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) outbreak in the city, with cases rising to 111 in just under three weeks. The Maharashtra health department has involved experts from Delhi and Bengaluru to assess the situation and guide public health measures.