More on the rise in Guillain-Barre syndrome cases, with the government declaring a state of emergency in the regions of Junín, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima and Piura. Almost 400 cases were reported in the two weeks to mid-June, according to an ECDC report which also commented that ‘Guillain-Barré is known to be triggered by bacterial infections, respiratory viruses, enteroviruses and arboviruses such as dengue and Zika’. Investigations are continuing.
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