A Canadian diplomat has been diagnosed with a mysterious brain disease that was first noticed in 2016 among Canadian and US diplomats in Cuba.
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A senior official said this latest case brings the total number of afflicted Canadian diplomats and their family to 13 while a review of the affected diplomat’s residence is being carried out to ascertain the cause of infection,
According to a Canadian official who spoke on condition of anonymity said;
“Medical testing has now confirmed that an additional employee has been affected by the unusual health symptoms.
These are similar to those previously experienced by diplomatic staff in Cuba as identified earlier this year.”
The official said all options to secure the health and safety of Canadian diplomats in Havana; the Cuban capital is being reviewed.
The Canadians continue to receive care while a federal police investigation in collaboration with US and Cuban authorities remains open.
Canadian and US authorities had suspected a biological attack on its staff using sort of acoustic weapon.
This has briefly led to heightened diplomatic tensions between Cuba and the United states, Canada however dismissed the options of a biological attack on its officials.
American doctors and officials have pointed to “a new type of a possible acquired brain injury” outlined in a February issue of Journal of the American Medical Association by health experts at the University of Pennsylvania, who treated 21 US diplomats.
According to Canadian officials, those afflicted with the mysterious brain ailment included global affairs, immigration and national defense staff at the embassy as well as their spouses and children.
Family members of Canadian diplomats had been ordered back home from Havana as a precaution, Canadian tourists however are not believed to be at risk from the disease.
Symptoms of the rare disease include dizziness, fatigue, headaches, hearing and vision complications, a loss of balance, nausea, as well as an inability to concentrate.