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It was in the winter of 2021 that the world first became aware of a mounting number of patients being seen in New Brunswick with unusual neurological symptoms. A year later, the Government of New Brunswick released a report dismissing the entire issue, claiming there was never a cluster of patients to begin with.

CANADALAND has obtained thousands and thousands of pages of internal documents that take us behind the scenes of that investigation that once caught the attention of the nation, before being dropped like a hot potato. 

In this update to the story Dr. Marrero reveals new theories on the disease\u2019s origins and the fact that his caseload has quadrupled to over 200 since our last report on the story.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: Sarah Lawrynuik (Reporter), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)

Further reading:

• Canadian government urged to test sick patients for herbicide \u2013 The Guardian, Mar. 1, 2023
• Whistleblower warns baffling illness affects growing number of young adults in Canadian province \u2014 The Guardian, Jan. 2, 2022
• Official investigation into New Brunswick\u2019s mysterious brain disorder finds no new condition \u2014 The Washington Post, Feb. 24, 2022

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