OTTAWA: Another Canadian diplomat in Havana has been identified with a mysterious brain trauma that in 2016 started afflicting Canadian and US officials in the Cuban capital, a senior respectable stated on Thursday.
The latest case, identified in the "early summer of 2018," brings the overall selection of Canadian diplomats and their family to 13.
Meanwhile a review of Canada's diplomatic presence in Cuba has been launched, a senior Canadian govt respectable speaking on situation of anonymity advised journalists.
"Medical testing has now confirmed that an additional employee has been affected by the unusual health symptoms," the respectable stated.
"These are simliar to those previously experienced by diplomatic staff in Cuba as identified earlier this year."
The respectable stated in regards to the review that "all options to secure the health and safety of our diplomats in Havana are open," however presented few main points.
The Canadians proceed to obtain care while a federal police investigation in collaboration with US and Cuban government remains open.
Canadian and US government had to begin with suspected an attack the use of some type of acoustic weapon, which ended in heightened diplomatic tensions between Washington and the Caribbean island country. But Ottawa later concluded that to be "unlikely."
American docs and officials have pointed to "a new type of a possible acquired brain injury" defined in a February factor of Journal of the American Medical Association by health professionals on the University of Pennsylvania, who handled 21 US diplomats.
Canada has authorised that principle.
Those who had been included global affairs, immigration and nationwide protection group of workers on the embassy as well as their spouses and youngsters, officials stated.
In April, the households of Canadian diplomats posted in Havana had been ordered house as a precaution. But Canadian tourists aren't believed to be in danger.
The symptoms come with dizziness, fatigue, complications, listening to and imaginative and prescient headaches, a lack of balance, nausea, and an incapability to concentrate.
The latest case, identified in the "early summer of 2018," brings the overall selection of Canadian diplomats and their family to 13.
Meanwhile a review of Canada's diplomatic presence in Cuba has been launched, a senior Canadian govt respectable speaking on situation of anonymity advised journalists.
"Medical testing has now confirmed that an additional employee has been affected by the unusual health symptoms," the respectable stated.
"These are simliar to those previously experienced by diplomatic staff in Cuba as identified earlier this year."
The respectable stated in regards to the review that "all options to secure the health and safety of our diplomats in Havana are open," however presented few main points.
The Canadians proceed to obtain care while a federal police investigation in collaboration with US and Cuban government remains open.
Canadian and US government had to begin with suspected an attack the use of some type of acoustic weapon, which ended in heightened diplomatic tensions between Washington and the Caribbean island country. But Ottawa later concluded that to be "unlikely."
American docs and officials have pointed to "a new type of a possible acquired brain injury" defined in a February factor of Journal of the American Medical Association by health professionals on the University of Pennsylvania, who handled 21 US diplomats.
Canada has authorised that principle.
Those who had been included global affairs, immigration and nationwide protection group of workers on the embassy as well as their spouses and youngsters, officials stated.
In April, the households of Canadian diplomats posted in Havana had been ordered house as a precaution. But Canadian tourists aren't believed to be in danger.
The symptoms come with dizziness, fatigue, complications, listening to and imaginative and prescient headaches, a lack of balance, nausea, and an incapability to concentrate.
Another Canadian diplomat diagnosed with mysterious Cuba brain injury
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