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Large Outbreak of Guillain-Barré Syndrome, Peru, 2019.

Authors :
Munayco CV
Gavilan RG
Ramirez G
Loayza M
Miraval ML
Whitehouse E
Gharpure R
Soares J
Soplopuco HV
Sejvar J
Source :
Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2020 Nov; Vol. 26 (11), pp. 2778-2780.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Outbreaks of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) are uncommon. In May 2019, national surveillance in Peru detected an increase in GBS cases in excess of the expected incidence of 1.2 cases/100,000 population. Several clinical and epidemiologic findings call into question the suggested association between this GBS outbreak and Campylobacter.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1080-6059
Volume :
26
Issue :
11
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Emerging infectious diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
33079047
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2611.200127