A decision by the federal government to send epidemiologists to New Brunswick to review the files of a Moncton neurologist, who has reported mysterious brain symptoms affecting his patients, comes months after he asked the province for help and was instead allegedly threatened with discipline by his employer, internal government correspondence obtained by CBC News reveals.
On Thursday, Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed its two epidemiologists will work under the supervision of New Brunswick Public Health next month and conduct a “three-day scoping exercise that will include an on-site review of patient records that have been collected to date” by Dr. Alier Marrero.
In a statement,
