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Environmental substances like herbicides and heavy metals are likely not causing the neurological symptoms reported by hundreds of New Brunswickers, an investigation by the province into the so-called mystery brain illness has concluded.
Evidence suggests the 222 patients reviewed have a known illness, says chief medical officer of health
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Dr. Yves Léger, chief medical officer of health, held a news conference Friday in Fredericton about the report’s findings. (Government of New Brunswick/YouTube)
Environmental substances like herbicides and heavy metals are likely not causing the neurological symptoms reported by hundreds of New Brunswickers, an investigation by the province into the so-called mystery brain illness has concluded.
Dr. Yves Léger, the chief medical officer of health, released the final report on the investigation into 222 of the cases of “undiagnosed neurological illness” on Friday.
The investigation was launched last March to further understand concerns raised in 2023 by Moncton neurologist Dr. Alier Marrero about elevated levels of the herbicides glyphosate and glufosinate and several different metals, such as aluminum, arsenic, lead and mercury, in some patients.
“The main findings do not suggest exposure to certain environmental substances was a potential cause of illness among all or even most of the patients studied,” Léger said when the report was released at a news conference in Fredericton.
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