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This Article is From Feb 12, 2025

Mumbai Reports First GBS Fatality As 53-Year-Old Man Passes

Mumbai reports first GBS fatality

Mumbai Reports First GBS Fatality As 53-Year-Old Man Passes
The patient, resident of Wadala area and working as a ward boy in a hospital, had a fortnight ago visited Pune which has witnessed the GBS outbreak. (Image source: Unsplash)

A 53-year-old man has died of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) at a hospital in Mumbai, the first fatality here due to the nerve disorder, officials said on Wednesday. The patient, resident of Wadala area and working as a ward boy in a hospital, had a fortnight ago visited Pune which has witnessed the GBS outbreak, they said.

He was admitted to a hospital here on Jan. 23. He was in a critical condition for several days and died on Tuesday, the officials said. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner and its state-appointed administrator Bhushan Gagrani confirmed to PTI that it is the first death in the metropolis due to the GBS.

Mumbai reported its first case of GBS on Feb. 7 after a 64-year-old woman, resident of Andheri (East), was diagnosed with the nerve disorder, officials earlier said. GBS is a rare condition in which a person's immune system attacks the peripheral nerves, resulting in muscle weakness, loss of sensation in the legs and or arms, as well as problems swallowing or breathing.

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