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Remember when only fifty people suffered from the mystery condition? Shockingly, ignoring it has not made it go away.

She is one of nearly 400 New Brunswick residents who suffer from what the province calls a “neurological syndrome of unknown cause” – a mystery brain disease that seems to mostly affect people living in the Acadian Peninsula and Moncton areas. Her fiancé, Sarah Nesbitt, is also afflicted.

Original: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-nb-mystery-brain-disease-patients-welcome-new-investigation-as-good/

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

Apparently high levels of glyphosate and other herbicides were found in a bunch of the victims. Irving (IIRC) sprays a number of them as part of their forestry operation.

https://nbmediacoop.org/2023/07/13/high-levels-of-glyphosate-other-pesticides-in-most-patients-with-atypical-neurological-disease-letter/