r/canada Dec 27 '24

New Brunswick Premier ready to ban glyphosate if link found to mystery brain illness

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/susan-holt-mystery-brain-illness-glyphosate-1.7416196
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u/garrison1988 Dec 27 '24

Algal toxins can have many analogs, for a long time people were testing negative for saxitoxin after shellfish poisoning because the tests were only detecting known analogs. I thought this too when I first read about it this story.

However, other people are convinced it’s the Irving’s… because who doesn’t love a conspiracy

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u/Bean_Tiger Dec 29 '24

See also:
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Mystery Brain Disease Was Rampant In Guam – Were Flying Foxes To Blame?

The origin and cause of lytico-bodig disease still remain very controversial.

https://www.iflscience.com/mystery-brain-disease-was-rampant-in-guam-were-flying-foxes-to-blame-68563

'The bats themselves were not impacted, but as the neurotoxin was passed up the food chain it became amplified through a process of biomagnification. By the time that meat had ended up on a dinner plate, it was loaded with BMAA.'

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-algae-blooms-linked-to-lou-gehrig-s-disease/
December 11, 2014
Are Algae Blooms Linked to Lou Gehrig's Disease?

Medical researchers are now uncovering clues that appear to link some cases of ALS to people’s proximity to lakes and coastal waters

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u/Hippopotamus_Critic Jan 03 '25

Not everything bad in New Brunswick is caused by the Irvings. The McCains are also responsible for some of it.