Increase disproportionately affected children, patients enrolled in Medicaid, and Black individuals
Pune's Guillain-Barré Syndrome Cases Cause Traveler Concerns
India's western state of Maharashtra is responding to a significant and unexpected number of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) cases in the city of Pune.
ANI reported on February 1, 2025, the Maharashtra Health Department announced, "As of now, 149 suspected cases of GBS have been identified, with five suspected deaths. Among the affected individuals, 28 are currently on ventilator support."
2,160 Experimental Sudan Ebolavirus Doses Deployed in Uganda
Without approved treatments or vaccines to prevent Sudan Ebolavirus outbreaks in 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners have immediately supported the Republic of Uganda's response to a potential new outbreak by facilitating access to a candidate vaccine.
As of January 31, 2025, the first 2,160 doses of IAVI's rVSV Sudan ebolavirus vaccine candidate (IAVI C108, rVSVΔG-SUDV-GP) were in Uganda's capital, Kampala, where they were prepositioned as part of outbreak preparedness.