Large outbreak of Guillain-Barré syndrome, Peru, 2019

Munayco C.V.; Gavilan R.G.; Ramirez G.; Loayza M.; Miraval M.L.; Whitehouse E.; Gharpure R.; Soares J.; Soplopuco H.V.; Sejvar J. · Emerging Infectious Diseases (2020) · DOI: 10.3201/eid2611.200127

Resumen

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.