The Guardian reports that an anonymous Canadian has said that more people are developing symptoms of a neurological condition.
Researchers have been analyzing the condition for over two years. There is no understanding of what causes the condition.
The symptoms of the illness include memory problems, muscle spasms, and unexplained weight loss.
The disease was thought to be a human prion disease, but tests have shown that is not the case.
The Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health has said that 48 people have had the disease, but sources tell the Guardian that the number is much higher. The Office said that nine people have died from the disease.
Speaking to the Guardian about the severity of the disease, the whistle blower said they were going public to raise awareness about how quickly the baffling disease spreads and affects patients.
The disease affects both men and women.
A study done by the New Brunswick health department ruled out food, behavior, or environmental exposure as the cause of the illness.
A paper was presented to the Canadian Association of Neurosciences that stated that those who died with the disease were not part of the cluster.
The paper made a noise. In November, the head of the non-profit advocacy groupBloodWatch told the Guardian that they had asked for the study to be pulled and an apology to be issued. Every scientist that our organization has ever worked with is absolutely mortified.
Tim Beatty told The Guardian that not enough is being done to understand the mystery illness that killed his father.
There has been speculation that the condition could be caused by high levels of -Methylamino-L-alanine. The lobster industry is an important one on New Brunswick's coast.
The health department did not test the BMAA levels in Beatty's father's corpse.
"If a group of people wanted to create conspiracy theorists, our government has done a great job of promoting it," Beatty said. Are they just trying to create a narrative for the public that they hope we won't notice? I don't understand it.
