GBS outbreak fuel fear of water quality in Pune. India News – The Times of India

Pune: For hours, Chavas did not know what went wrong with his son. He had become unwell for a few days, with a match of diarrhea, but on January 12, seven -year -old Sai Chavan suddenly fell to the ground, and stopped moving. Mother Noor Jahn and Father Suraj rushed him to the hospital, where doctors were instigated: Sai symptoms that they could not diagnose. Eventually, they were taken to a private hospital in Pune City and it was there that experts had the answer to the couple – their son had Guilan -Barre syndrome (GBS).
In early February, there were enough cases to be classified as a “primary outbreak area” near the neighborhood of Nanded Gone Chavas – about 90 cases will come from the region and under Kirkatwadi, Sinhagad Road and Khadakasla nearby In areas, which were not long ago, they were not all long ago. Merged with Pune Municipal Corporation.
On 4 February, about a month after the emergence of the first cases, health officials released their findings. Bacteria Campilobacter Jejuni made his way to the water supply, stating, triggering a large -scale infection. So far, more than 180 people have become ill; Six have died.
Chavas found themselves in ground zero. “We should never trust the water of the corporation, it was our fault,” Noor said. Near him, he was trying to walk his son again. But deer on Sai’s knees; He was still in pain.
After merging with PMC in 2021, the family was given a municipal tap connection, but with a catch: The water he got – for an hour every day – was sour from a nearby well. Unlike the rest of the Pune supply, Well water was only chlorinated, which undergoes a wide purification process in a treatment plant. Incidentally, Kuan was also a source of water for homes in Kirkatwadi, Nandoshi Village, Dhayari, Sinhagad Road and DSK Vishwawa Township.
Vikas Joshi, a resident of DSK Vishwa, whose brother is in the hospital on oxygen support with GBS symptoms, says, “There is no point in having a water filter at home because the supply is very contaminated by itself. We buy big coaches, boil Drink it and then drink it.
Dr. Santosh Rawale, who practices in Dhyari, says that GBS fears are prevalent. “I now get 20 people every day with stomach flu or other infections, ask me if this is GBS. Many residents here disturbed the stomach before outbreak.”