N.B. health authority contacts over 700 patients after detecting rare degenerative brain disease There are 43 cases under investigation in the province, with 35 confirmed and eight suspected cases, Russell said.“It most likely is a new disease.
We haven’t seen this anywhere else,” she said. The condition has largely been detected by doctors in the Moncton region and the northeastern part of the province, she said.“We have a lot of work ahead of us in terms of trying to determine the cause, so it’s too early really to say very much more,” Russell said.News of the unknown syndrome first emerged through a March 5 memo from deputy chief medical officer of health Dr.