Large Outbreak of Guillain-Barré Syndrome, Peru, 2019

Large Outbreak of Guillain-Barré Syndrome, Peru, 2019

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...

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Main Authors: César V. Munayco, Ronnie G. Gavilan, Gladys Ramirez, Manuel Loayza, Maria L. Miraval, Erin Whitehouse, Radhika Gharpure, Jesus Soares, Hans Vasquez Soplopuco, James Sejvar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Campylobacter
Peru
outbreak
enteric infections
zoonoses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/11/20-0127_article

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