The number of suspected deaths in Maharashtra due to Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), a rare nerve disorder, have risen to four, while the tally of cases recorded in the state so far stood at 140, health officials said.

The health officials said that number of suspected deaths in Maharashtra due to Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a rare nerve disorder, have risen to four

The count of suspected GBS deaths has now gone up to four and the total number of cases is at 140.

An official said Escherichia coli or E.coli bacteria was found in one of the samples obtained from private borewells in the Sinhgad Road area. He said E.coli in water is a sign of faecal or animal waste contamination,

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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In India, more than 100 cases have been reported with hallmarks of this rare neurological disease that can cause paralysis.India' s western city of Pune is battling rising cases of the Guillain-Barré Syndrome,