Pune GBS Outbreak: Genetic Sequencing to Determine Source – Water or Poultry?

1. Health officials sent water and poultry feces samples from affected areas to NIV for testing.
2. Campylobacter jejuni and Norovirus 139 were found in both drinking water and poultry samples.
3. Uncertainty remains about whether the outbreak was waterborne or linked to poultry consumption.
4. NIV is conducting genetic sequencing to determine the exact cause of the outbreak.
5. Dr. Radhakishan Pawar stated that the sequencing results will reveal the precise source of the GBS outbreak.
6. PMC is waiting for the findings of the State Rapid Response Team to establish the cause once all data is analyzed.

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