- The Department of Defense is funding experiments attempting to recreate “Havana syndrome” on animals.
- The experiments, revealed by three people familiar with the matter and documents viewed by Politico, aim to see whether the phenomenon can be recreated on animals using radio frequencies. “Havana syndrome,” first reported in 2016, is a mysterious illness reported by numerous U.S. spies and diplomats overseas, characterized by dizziness, head pain, vision problems, cognitive troubles, and vertigo.
- Over the past year, it has granted funds to projects attempting to recreate the phenomenon on ferrets, which have brains similar to humans, and primates. The Army spent $750,000 on the Wayne State University study on ferrets alone.
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