The US experiments with animals in research on Havana Syndrome

The United States Department of Defense is experimenting with animals to determine if radiofrequency waves could be the source of the "Havana syndrome" which affected members of the US diplomatic staff.

Through research at Wayne State University in Michigan, subsidized by the army, the effects of radiofrequency waves on ferrets, who have brains similar to humans, to determine if this exposure induces symptoms similar to those experienced by those affected in Havana, as revealed in a report by Politic.

"Behavioral, imaging and histological studies will determine whether the model is comparable to the abnormalities seen in humans following concussive head trauma," said Defense Department spokesman Tim Gorman. "The model can later be used to test possible treatments that alleviate the deficits associated with traumatic brain injury."

The spokesperson said the $750,000 grant to Wayne State University, with collaborators from the University of Michigan, will "develop and test a novel laboratory animal model to mimic mild concussive head injuries."

The Department of Defense has also recently tested pulsed radiofrequency sources in primates to try to determine whether its effects may be related to what the government calls "anomalous health incidents," according to US officials who requested anonymity.

In this regard, Tim Gorman declined to comment on whether the Department of Defense has recently conducted these tests on monkeys.

News of the animal experiments comes after the Office of the Director of National Intelligence determined that there is no credible evidence that a foreign adversary caused the health incidents.

The symptoms have been described as Severe headaches, temporary hearing loss, vertigo, and other problems similar to traumatic brain injury.

A government report banished a theory published last year by a group of researchers convened by the Biden Administration, who indicated that probably “a clandestine enemy” that used “energy waves as a weapon” had managed to sicken hundreds of diplomats; and alleged that stress or psychosomatic reactions cannot fully explain the incidents reported at US embassies since 2016.

After several years of research, experts concluded that it was "very unlikely" that a foreign adversary like Russia was responsible for the symptoms described.