The province’s health minister Dorothy Shephard said an epidemiological report found no known food, behaviour or environmental exposure linked to the mystery brain syndrome that has killed nine people so far
New Brunswick’s health minister says an epidemiological report has found no known food, behaviour or environmental exposure that could have caused the symptoms of a mystery brain syndrome.
Dorothy Shephard released the information on the heels of an outside report, which examined eight deaths in the province initially linked to the mystery syndrome and concluded they were all due to known diseases.Shephard won’t say the individuals were initially misdiagnosed because she doesn’t want to predetermine the outcome of a study by an oversight committee of six neurologists who are to report early next year.
The minister told a news conference today there have been gaps in the reporting process that allowed the situation to escalate “often without oversight.”As of Wednesday, nine of those patients have died, and families have complained of a lack of information. Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.This content appears as provided to The Globe by the originating wire service. It has not been edited by Globe staff.
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