Former N.B. health minister says ‘mysterious neurological’ disease idea unfounded, should be 'put to bed'

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Public Health Agency of Canada specialists coming to assist Moncton doctor who first reported a cluster of young patients

New Brunswick’s former health minister is asking why the “mysterious neurological illness” in eastern New Brunswick that’s garnered national headlines hasn’t “been put to bed.”

. But after his work was reviewed in 2022 by a special committee that included six neurologists, Public Health said that while some patients had unusual symptoms, they did not have a common, unknown illness. The Public Health Agency of Canada has pledged to send two specialists to help the neurologist file the appropriate paperwork over the coming weeks, an expense being picked up by Ottawa.

But Megan Mitton was hardly comfortable with what she heard. The Green MLA spent much of her time on the standing committee on public accounts seeking more clarity on the situation.

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