Those affected by the mysterious malaise have received almost $3 million in compensation, according to the Pentagon<\/p>\n
The US government has made its first payments to American personnel affected by the unexplained health condition known as \u2018Havana Syndrome,\u2019 the Pentagon has said.
\nThe victims of the mysterious malaise have already received almost $3 million in compensation under the Havana Act of 2021, the Department of War said in a statement on Friday.
\nThe department\u2019s \u201ccommitment to mitigating non-kinetic threats remains absolute,\u201d the statement read. The Pentagon will continue to improve care for those affected by \u2018Havana Syndrome\u2019 and \u201cadapt to a dynamic operational environment,\u201d it added.
\nThe health condition got its name due to being first identified among US embassy staff in the Cuban capital, Havana, in 2016. According to the victims, its symptoms included headaches, dizziness, nausea, hearing loss, memory issues and difficulty concentrating.
\nReports of American diplomats experiencing \u2018Havana Syndrome\u2019 have since emerged in China, Russia, Australia, the US itself and dozens of other countries, with over 1,500 cases registered globally.<\/p>\n
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Despite investigating the matter for years, Washington has been unable to identify the causes of the malaise. Most scientist explain it citing environmental factors, including the chirping of crickets and cicadas, and stress situations, with medical checkups of those affected revealing no brain damage.
\nThere has been speculation about the malaise being the result of the deployment of an unknown microwave or electronic weapon. But a paper by the US National Intelligence Council last year said that most American spy agencies \u201cassess that it is \u2018very unlikely\u2019 a foreign adversary is responsible\u201d for the cases of the \u2018Havana Syndrome.\u2019
\nIn 2024, The Insider, Der Spiegel and CBS\u2019s 60 Minutes published a joint report, linking the health condition to the activities of a Russian intelligence unit.
\nAt the time, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denounced the article as \u201cnothing more than baseless, unsubstantiated allegation by the media.\u201d<\/p>\n
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There have been a number of attempts to blame the \u2018Havana Syndrome\u2019 on Moscow over the years, but no convincing proof of its involvement has ever been presented, Peskov stressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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