The New Brunswick government says its report on a mystery brain illness affecting hundreds of people will be delayed until late December, but patients will get what they've called for — a review of all data by federal health officials.

The office of the chief medical officer of health in New Brunswick was expected to release a report on its investigation into 222 cases of undiagnosed neurological illness, along with recommendations, by the end of the summer.

But the Department of Health announced its adjusted timeline in a news release late Friday.

"As New Brunswick's Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health finalizes its environmental analysis report, the [Public Health Agency of Canada] has been asked to conduct a review of all the data collected as part of this investigation in

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