New Brunswick is delaying the release of a report about a mystery brain disease

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government says it is delaying the release of a report about whether there is a mystery brain disease in the province.

The province says the report was initially expected by the end of this summer, but it is now expected by the end of December.

The province says it has also asked the Public Health Agency of Canada for additional support in the investigation.

The Health Department says the federal agency would review of all the province’s environmental report data collected in accordance with a request from patient representatives.

It says the office of the chief medical officer of health is currently working to ensure a formal data-sharing agreement is in place before the office shares its data with the agency.

Hundreds of New Brunswick residents — most