At least 9 people in Canada are suspected to have died of mysterious brain diseases or are "contagious"!

Michael Coolhart, a well-known Canadian scientist, claimed in a leaked email that he had been ordered to prohibit the investigation into a mysterious brain disease that had plagued the country's New Brunswick province for years, as reported on June 3.

Since 2021, a mysterious disease known as "New Brunswick Syndrome" has frequently made headlines in Canada, as reported by Red Star News in January 2022. In New Brunswick, this mysterious progressive neurological disorder is causing more and more young people to collapse, with symptoms including hallucinations, rapid cognitive decline, insomnia, difficulty thinking, limited mobility, and more.

or "contagious", which is suspected to have caused more than 200 people to be recruited

In fact, this mysterious disease has plagued the local area since 2018. But it wasn't until 2021, when a memo from New Brunswick's public health agency was leaked, that people first learned about the investigation.

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At the time, health officials in New Brunswick warned that 48 local residents may be suffering from an unknown neurological syndrome with symptoms similar to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, commonly known as "mad cow disease." Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rare, fatal brain disorder caused by malformed protein prions.

According to those who pioneered the study, these patients initially experienced unexplained pain, spasticity and behavioral changes that could easily be diagnosed as anxiety or depression. But after 18 to 36 months of onset, they begin to experience cognitive decline, muscle wasting, drooling, and some even experience frightening hallucinations, including "feeling like insects crawling on their skin."

In addition, the disease can be spread not only between unrelated people, but also related to environmental factors. In at least nine cases, people who were in close contact with the patient developed symptoms similar to those of the patient. Marrero, a neuroscientist who pioneered the New Brunswick Syndrome study, said, "The number of cases has increased every year since 2018, and we don't know what the cause is, only that it's happening and probably spreading." ”

Since then, the number of cases officially recorded by local authorities has remained at 48 without any change. But multiple sources revealed in early 2022 that as many as 150 people may have been infected with the mysterious disease, many of whom are in their 20-30s. In addition, there are a large number of suspected cases involving young people that still require further evaluation, of which at least nine have died.

According to a report on June 3 of this year, at least 200 people have been affected by the mysterious disease, according to Kurhat, who are "experiencing unexplained neurological decline."

Authorities denied that the prominent scientist had been ordered to prohibit further investigations

The "cloud of suspicion" surrounding this mysterious disease has sparked a debate in Canada that has lasted for years.

According to a previous report by Red Star News, neurologists in Canada have quarreled over the existence of this mysterious disease. Some neurologists question its authenticity, while others believe that "the government is covering up something."

In February 2022, an independent oversight committee set up by the province of New Brunswick said the so-called mysterious disease did not exist and confirmed that "this group of patients is likely to be misdiagnosed, and they (actually) have known diseases such as cancer and dementia." Not only that, but the report also calls into question Marrero's work.

According to the report, this final report marks the complete conclusion of the province's investigation into the mysterious disease, but this conclusion has raised questions among many professionals and patients' families.

A young woman reported that she now has muscle tremors, poor coordination, and worsening symptoms, but has not received any medical help. Doctors also told her that her vision and memory loss were no different from those of elderly patients in her decades. Unable to control her hands, she is no longer able to cook. And with the decline of her memory, she needs a smart speaker to constantly remind her to take medicine, take a bath, and eat. "I miss being able to drive and live independently." She sighed.

At the same time, the latest leaked email from June 3 "tells a very different story." Although New Brunswick concluded its investigation into this potential "cluster" two years ago, senior research scientists at the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) are increasingly concerned about the etiology and debilitating symptoms of this mysterious disease.

It is reported that the leaked emails belong to Michael Kurhart, a well-known Canadian scientist and head of the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease surveillance system. He conducted an investigation into the mysterious disease in the province in 2021. But in an email exchange with a PHAC member in October 2023, Kurhatt said he was "essentially cut off" from any contact with the matter, adding that he believed it was "politically motivated."

"What I'm saying is that something does happen [in New Brunswick] that can never be explained by the bias or personal agenda of some neurologist," Coolhart wrote in the email.

Kurhatt reportedly did not comment on the leak of the emails. But in the leaked email, he wrote that he believes that "environmental exposures — or a combination of exposures — are triggering or accelerating various neurodegenerative syndromes" and that people appear to be susceptible to different protein misfolding disorders, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

"I believe that sooner or later the truth will come out, but for now all we can do is continue to collect information on cases of suspected prion diseases," he wrote. ”

Experts and patients have called for the resumption of investigations

At the same time, calls for the resumption of investigations have never stopped. Marrero sent a letter to Canada's chief public health officer and New Brunswick's chief health officer in January 2023 saying he had been treating about 147 patients with "New Brunswick syndrome" who were experiencing symptoms such as rapidly developing dementia, muscle spasms, atrophy and other complications. Marrero said cases have also been reported in Alberta, Quebec and Nova Scotia.

Marrero asked the Canadian government to conduct environmental tests on the subject, which he believes will prove that the herbicide glyphosate plays a role.

In March 2023, a group of people with New Brunswick syndrome and their families called on the government of New Brunswick to re-investigate the link between their mysterious symptoms and environmental toxins, particularly the herbicide glyphosate.

In July 2023, James Pallett, a medical student in New Brunswick, sent a letter to the provincial government and the federal government of Canada calling for a new investigation into what he called a "mysterious neurological disorder." "Looking into their eyes and seeing how much pain this was doing, I felt like I had to do something," Parlett said.

In August 2023, it was reported that the New Brunswick Public Health Department had invited two epidemiologists from PHAC to travel to the province in September of the same year to conduct a "three-day scoping exercise, which included an on-site review of patient records." However, Sean Hardhard, a spokesman for the New Brunswick Ministry of Health, said that "this investigation is not related to the reopening of the investigation." To date, there is no follow-up information on the investigation.

(Source: Red Star News)