The AMAN variant, first reported to be the main subtype of GBS during a major outbreak in northern China in the 1990s, also causes severe paralysis and respiratory failure. Currently in Pune, 36 patients remain in intensive care, with 16 on ventilator support. Read more: https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/pune-gbs-fatality-rate-surpasses-that-of-peru-event-many-patients-had-severe-variant-say-docs/118401898