MP wants probe into unknown brain illness

FREDERICTON A Liberal member of Parliament has called for a federal investigation into a cluster of mysterious neurological illnesses in New Brunswick linked to 39 deaths.

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Jenica Atwin, who represents Fredericton in the House of Commons, wrote to federal Health Minister Mark Holland on Tuesday to demand “a full investigation” into the cluster of diseases. There are now more than 430 cases in the province, including 111 that involve patients younger than 45, she wrote.